Heart catheterization in Maine

MS-DRG 287: Circulatory disorders except ami, with cardiac catheterization without mcc

$38,252typical hospital bill

$10,843typical amount paid

$8,322–$11,544range paid across 4 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,252 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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	17	$33,432	$8,322
Central Maine Medical Center	Lewiston	11	$31,115	$10,792
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center	Portland	63	$43,072	$10,894
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor	51	$48,148	$11,544

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.