US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Maine

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$20,996typical hospital bill
$6,236typical amount paid
$6,128–$6,343range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $20,996 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland23$18,898$6,128
Maine General Medical CenterAugusta13$23,094$6,343

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.