Central Maine Medical Center

300 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 · (207) 795-0111

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$31what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$40.0Mnet income, all sources

−18.0%margin on patient care alone

$1.7Mcost of charity care (0.5% of costs)

$23.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

187beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

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

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Heart failure, with major complications 291	121	$34,953	$10,980
Sepsis, with major complications 871	114	$53,196	$16,559
Lung infection, with major complications 177	54	$48,879	$14,249
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	54	$28,094	$10,935
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	35	$27,574	$8,511
Heart attack, with major complications 280	32	$30,795	$12,700
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	30	$50,993	$16,568
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	22	$18,477	$6,722
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	21	$53,088	$15,332
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	20	$24,532	$8,800
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	20	$80,388	$18,725
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	19	$33,738	$11,973
Sepsis 872	19	$31,966	$8,983
Respiratory failure 189	18	$24,575	$10,499
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	18	$18,551	$7,412
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 480	18	$73,314	$22,676
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	18	$30,428	$11,193
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	18	$140,863	$44,404
COPD, with major complications 190	16	$25,436	$9,566
Heart stent 322	16	$69,487	$20,436
Diabetes, with complications 638	16	$27,933	$8,241
Urinary tract infection 690	16	$20,147	$7,198
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	15	$74,233	$18,492
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 208	14	$78,168	$21,398
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	14	$54,956	$17,038
Kidney failure, with complications 683	14	$19,390	$7,794
Pneumonia, with complications 194	13	$20,845	$7,341
Heart attack, with complications 281	13	$28,773	$7,994
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 445	13	$37,261	$9,407
Stroke, with major complications 064	12	$42,819	$15,554
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	12	$26,976	$10,190
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	12	$63,131	$18,984
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	12	$34,209	$13,729
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 981	12	$119,700	$37,882
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc 234	11	$145,274	$49,164
Heart catheterization 287	11	$31,115	$10,792
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	11	$17,888	$7,160
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	11	$29,472	$8,013
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	11	$28,653	$6,839

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