Calais Community Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Calais Community Hospital in Calais, ME publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

1,829prices published

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$14,751cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $19,668)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$105	$276	$25.00–$454
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$199	$319	$47.00–$632
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$368	$1,006	$72.00–$926
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$102	$142	$24.00–$136
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$82.00	$119	$19.00–$109
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$83.00	$110	$19.00–$101
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$14.00	$19.00	$3.00–$17.00
Urinalysis `81001`	$81.00	$108	$19.00–$99.00
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$104	$138	$24.00–$127
EKG tracing `93005`	$108	$144	$25.00–$132
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$59.00	$297	$4.00–$474
CT head without contrast `70450`	$230	$1,120	$17.00–$1,777
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$652	$2,723	$36.00–$4,210
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$453	$1,575	$29.00–$2,342
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$219	$713	$16.00–$1,042
IV push, single drug `96374`	$278	$370	$65.00–$340
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$323	$430	$76.00–$396
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$2.00	$44.00	$1.00–$57.00
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$33.00	$44.00	$8.00–$40.00
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$188	$834	$44.00–$4,776
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$653	$3,214	$52.00–$5,113
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$14,751	$19,668	$3,462–$18,095

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Calais Community Hospital price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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