US Health Care Costs

Diabetes, with major complications in Maine

MS-DRG 637: Diabetes with mcc

$62,815typical hospital bill
$17,077typical amount paid
$12,354–$21,800range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $62,815 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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$58,414$12,354
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland28$67,217$21,800

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.