US Health Care Costs

Other circulation problems, with major complications in Maine

MS-DRG 314: Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc

$71,852typical hospital bill
$23,526typical amount paid
$17,038–$23,640range paid across 3 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,852 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston14$54,956$17,038
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor22$71,852$23,526
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland32$77,130$23,640

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.