US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Maine

MS-DRG 981: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$147,454typical hospital bill
$41,059typical amount paid
$37,882–$44,237range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $147,454 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston12$119,700$37,882
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland38$175,207$44,237

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.