Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications in Maine

MS-DRG 698: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc

$42,023typical hospital bill

$14,010typical amount paid

$11,949–$18,650range paid across 6 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,023 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	21	$32,176	$11,949
St Mary's Regional Medical Center	Lewiston	14	$30,531	$12,838
Central Maine Medical Center	Lewiston	12	$34,209	$13,729
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor	29	$66,708	$14,290
Maine General Medical Center	Augusta	17	$51,086	$16,142
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center	Portland	78	$49,836	$18,650

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.