US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Maine

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$39,455typical hospital bill
$13,481typical amount paid
$11,369–$15,594range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,455 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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 CenterBangor11$44,567$11,369
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland12$34,342$15,594

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.