US Health Care Costs

Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital

123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011 · (207) 729-0181

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

The money

$39what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.4Mnet income, all sources
−2.1%margin on patient care alone
$2.3Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$13.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
93beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. 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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Heart failure, with major complications 29179$26,475$10,247
Sepsis, with major complications 87168$44,330$14,772
Pneumonia, with major complications 19344$33,284$10,480
Lung infection, with major complications 17735$32,394$13,365
Psychoses 88532$70,100$12,267
Urinary tract infection 69030$19,515$6,388
Respiratory failure 18929$36,776$11,139
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69821$32,176$11,949
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30819$26,567$9,092
Sepsis 87219$25,474$9,273
Pneumonia, with complications 19418$24,360$6,537
Heart attack, with major complications 28018$40,012$10,861
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 95118$19,050$5,007
Heart catheterization 28717$33,432$8,322
Stomach and digestive disorders 39217$26,611$8,745
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$33,933$8,923
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05716$27,655$11,578
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28616$48,410$14,789
Fainting 31216$28,826$6,930
Lung infection, with complications 17815$24,889$7,529
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37815$25,647$8,405
Back problems (no surgery) 55215$24,062$7,594
Kidney failure, with complications 68315$21,345$7,762
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$92,186$33,487
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06514$28,689$7,845
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 28214$25,478$6,907
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56314$21,971$6,705
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64114$21,122$6,345
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$21,330$6,012
Bowel surgery, with complications 33013$63,375$18,766
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60313$21,481$6,824
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37712$29,363$12,797
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39112$44,565$11,424
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$55,983$15,224
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc 54312$19,591$8,490
Heart attack, with complications 28111$27,455$7,987
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$28,128$10,655

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