Dehydration and electrolyte problems in Maine

MS-DRG 641: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc

$21,122typical hospital bill

$6,933typical amount paid

$5,361–$9,098range paid across 9 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,122 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
York Hospital	York	13	$15,318	$5,361
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital	Brunswick	14	$21,122	$6,345
Southern Maine Health Care	Biddeford	11	$21,018	$6,469
Central Maine Medical Center	Lewiston	11	$28,653	$6,839
St Joseph Hospital	Bangor	19	$17,837	$6,933
Northern Light Mercy Hospital	Portland	17	$23,488	$7,297
Maine General Medical Center	Augusta	13	$28,927	$8,090
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center	Portland	55	$28,713	$8,346
Northern Maine Medical Center	Fort Kent	11	$14,989	$9,098

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.