US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc in Maine

MS-DRG 283: Acute myocardial infarction, expired with mcc

$88,187typical hospital bill
$18,366typical amount paid
$17,660–$19,071range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $88,187 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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 Maine Medical CenterPortland17$77,928$17,660
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor17$98,445$19,071

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.