Critical care (first hour) cost in Maine
In Maine, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $299.25 to $5,676.50, with a median of $1,000.20. The lowest price is at Redington-Fairview General Hospital (Skowhegan). The highest price is 19.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,000.20, is 50% below the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Maine ranks 2nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$299.25Redington-Fairview General Hospital
Median$1,000.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,676.50in Maine
Lowest saves$700.95vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital lowest Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME HOSP CRITICAL CARE-1ST HOUR | $299.25 | $432.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Critical Care, Evaluation & Management, | $460.00 | $613.00 | — source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME CRITICAL CARE 30 - 74 MINUTES 99291 | $482.65 | $603.31 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME 99291- ED CRITICAL CARE-1ST HOUR | $617.76 | $1,872.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 99291 Level 6 ED TechFee | $623.70 | $693.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME CRITICAL CARE E.R. 1 HOUR | $636.48 | $1,872.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $650.10 | $650.10 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR F | $692.64 | $1,872.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $815.00 | $5,241.25 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME 99291 - Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $852.50 | $3,410.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC E/M CRIT CAREER 1ST 30-74MIN | $912.39 | $1,789.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME EMERG ROOM LEVEL VI <74MIN | $936.00 | $1,872.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME CRITICAL CARE FIRST 74 MINS | $974.40 | $4,640.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME CRITCAL/TRAUMA CARE 1ST 30-74M | $974.40 | $4,640.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC E/M CRIT CAREER 1ST 30-74MIN | $1,026.00 | $2,700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME Crit. Care 30-74" - 99291 | $1,138.80 | $1,898.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME CRITICAL CARE, 1ST HOUR | $1,206.40 | $4,640.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME 99291facility Level Critical Care Ill/injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $1,261.00 | $1,681.00 | — source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME CRITICAL CARE | $1,427.40 | $1,586.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MINUTES | $1,489.60 | $1,568.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $1,519.00 | $5,241.25 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $1,624.00 | $5,241.25 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $1,659.30 | $1,659.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $1,698.05 | $1,698.05 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $1,820.05 | $1,820.05 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $2,956.30 | $2,956.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $3,090.75 | $3,090.75 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $5,676.50 | $5,676.50 | Oct 30, 2026 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $1,138.80 | $1,624.00 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $482.65 | $943.40 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $815.00 | $920.50 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $623.70 | $623.70 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $650.10 | $650.10 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $692.64 | $692.64 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $460.00 | $460.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $3,090.75 | $3,090.75 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $617.76 | $617.76 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $852.50 | $852.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $1,698.05 | $1,698.05 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $936.00 | $936.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $1,489.60 | $1,489.60 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $1,261.00 | $1,261.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $1,659.30 | $1,659.30 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $636.48 | $636.48 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $974.40 | $974.40 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,820.05 | $1,820.05 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $1,519.00 | $1,519.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $299.25 | $299.25 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,717.00
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.