Heart attack, with major complications in Maine

MS-DRG 280: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc

$41,504typical hospital bill

$13,846typical amount paid

$10,861–$16,986range paid across 6 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $41,504 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
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital	Brunswick	18	$40,012	$10,861
Central Maine Medical Center	Lewiston	32	$30,795	$12,700
St Joseph Hospital	Bangor	34	$37,020	$13,713
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor	201	$76,191	$13,979
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center	Portland	114	$61,146	$16,651
Maine General Medical Center	Augusta	28	$42,995	$16,986

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.