US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in Maine

MS-DRG 432: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$98,117typical hospital bill
$29,445typical amount paid
$18,221–$40,670range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $98,117 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor17$86,616$18,221
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland19$109,618$40,670

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.