Specialist consult, extended cost in Maine
In Maine, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $23.22 to $392.00, with a median of $64.17. The lowest price is at Penobscot Valley Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 16.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $64.17, is 71% below the US median of $219.70.
- Maine ranks 3rd of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.22Penobscot Valley Hospital
Median$64.17half of hospitals charge less
Highest$392.00in Maine
Lowest saves$40.95vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot Valley Hospital lowest Lincoln · Bangor, ME CONSULTANT OUTPATIENT NE LEVEL 4 | $23.22 | $29.03 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC OFFICE CONSULT LEVEL 4 | $30.66 | $146.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC OFFICE CONSULT LVL 4 EST | $34.68 | $102.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME HC OFFICE CONSULT LVL 4 EST PT | $50.40 | $240.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HC OFFICE CONSULT 40 MIN | $58.83 | $159.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME HC OV CONSULT NEW/EST PT 60MIN | $69.50 | $139.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC OFFICE CONSULTATION LVL 4 | $80.34 | $309.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Office/OP Consult Level 4 New 99244 | $183.25 | $733.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Patient office consultation, 60 min | $248.00 | $331.00 | — source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Patient office consultation, 60 min | $392.00 | $522.00 | — source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $23.22 | $26.94 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $58.83 | $58.83 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $248.00 | $248.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $183.25 | $183.25 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $69.50 | $69.50 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $392.00 | $392.00 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $34.68 | $34.68 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $80.34 | $80.34 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Colorado$144.31
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$242.50
- Indiana$242.20
- Iowa$294.40
- Kansas$266.05
- Kentucky$170.40
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Michigan$225.73
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Pennsylvania$260.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- West Virginia$99.25
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.