Respiratory failure in Maine

MS-DRG 189: Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure

$38,593typical hospital bill

$12,307typical amount paid

$8,213–$19,171range paid across 10 hospitals

Maine hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,593 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
York Hospital	York	17	$39,612	$8,213
Northern Light Mercy Hospital	Portland	17	$37,575	$10,233
Central Maine Medical Center	Lewiston	18	$24,575	$10,499
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital	Brunswick	29	$36,776	$11,139
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital	Rockport	18	$30,979	$12,062
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor	15	$61,944	$12,553
Maine General Medical Center	Augusta	28	$45,601	$12,800
Northern Maine Medical Center	Fort Kent	20	$16,420	$14,252
Southern Maine Health Care	Biddeford	21	$39,949	$17,287
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center	Portland	106	$63,860	$19,171

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.