COPD, with major complications in Maine

MS-DRG 190: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc

$25,799typical hospital bill

$9,857typical amount paid

$7,141–$11,123range paid across 7 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,799 for this stay in 2024, about 2.6 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
York Hospital	York	15	$24,459	$7,141
Northern Light Mercy Hospital	Portland	17	$37,669	$8,520
Central Maine Medical Center	Lewiston	16	$25,436	$9,566
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center	Portland	15	$22,877	$9,857
St Joseph Hospital	Bangor	41	$25,799	$10,091
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor	31	$60,032	$10,131
Maine General Medical Center	Augusta	27	$31,905	$11,123

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.