US Health Care Costs

Psychoses in Maine

MS-DRG 885: Psychoses

$67,794typical hospital bill
$15,979typical amount paid
$12,267–$17,479range paid across 4 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $67,794 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick32$70,100$12,267
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland17$76,137$15,653
Maine General Medical CenterAugusta70$65,487$16,305
Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport32$59,594$17,479

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.