US Health Care Costs

Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications in Maine

MS-DRG 699: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc

$32,085typical hospital bill
$9,951typical amount paid
$9,269–$10,634range paid across 2 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,085 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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 CenterBangor13$30,139$9,269
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland38$34,031$10,634

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.