Screening mammogram (both breasts)
Facility: Houlton Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 77067 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $85 compared to the $114 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.75× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Screening mammogram (both breasts) is about $114 (about 0.9× the $126 Medicare rate). Houlton Regional Hospital charges insurers about $85, or about $314 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Houlton, ME.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $150 - $477 | 119% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $38 - $502 | 30% |
| Aetnamajor | $40 - $85 | 32% |
| Cignamajor | $144 - $457 | 114% |
| WellCare | $85 - $133 | 67% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $81 - $442 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Houlton Regional Hospital
Compare: Screening mammogram (both breasts) at other ME hospitals
- York Hospital · York $35
- Calais Community Hospital · Calais $55
- Northern Light Acadia Hospital · Bangor $73
- Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill $79
- Northern Light C A Dean Hospital · Greenville $79
- Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital · Pittsfield $79
- Northern Light Mayo Hospital · Dover Foxcroft $81
- Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital · Ellsworth $82
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Houlton Regional Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $120
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $120).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($314) Beats Your Bill
Houlton Regional Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $314 (vs. $85 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $114 Fair BaseRate ($126 Medicare)
Your bill ($330) is $216 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($114) and 2.6× the $126 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.