US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Maine

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$57,100typical hospital bill
$14,421typical amount paid
$13,566–$15,277range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,100 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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 CenterPortland23$48,486$13,566
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor15$65,715$15,277

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.