US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc in Maine

MS-DRG 025: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc

$123,276typical hospital bill
$40,563typical amount paid
$32,975–$48,151range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $123,276 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor15$127,358$32,975
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland61$119,195$48,151

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.