MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
PORTLAND, ME 04102 · Acute Care Hospitals
153 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
153
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
4.5x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
0%
Compared to ME hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 4.5x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 153 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in ME has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 3.5x, with ratios across the state ranging from 2.6x to 5.1x. At 4.5x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 13 hospitals in ME report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652). The listed chargemaster rate is $240,839, while Medicare reimburses $23,116 for the same procedure — a ratio of 10.4x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 4/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $240,839 | $23,116 | 10.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $67,905 | $8,098 | 8.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH MCC | 183 | $72,341 | $10,720 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $80,210 | $11,916 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $84,801 | $12,743 | 6.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $33,607 | $5,122 | 6.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $61,725 | $9,926 | 6.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $42,661 | $6,998 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $141,251 | $23,710 | 6.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $97,478 | $16,908 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $80,012 | $13,914 | 5.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $63,500 | $11,165 | 5.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $84,698 | $14,890 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $195,876 | $34,748 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $39,305 | $7,046 | 5.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $88,439 | $15,857 | 5.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $245,953 | $44,820 | 5.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $87,845 | $16,227 | 5.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $134,078 | $24,980 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $122,630 | $22,867 | 5.4x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $109,977 | $20,601 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $75,119 | $14,130 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $67,539 | $12,737 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $32,645 | $6,200 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $128,877 | $24,677 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $39,655 | $7,651 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $26,097 | $5,069 | 5.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $45,600 | $8,860 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $156,183 | $30,408 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $35,308 | $6,868 | 5.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $118,114 | $23,388 | 5.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $214,790 | $42,549 | 5.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $53,031 | $10,633 | 5.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $115,058 | $23,158 | 5.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $33,453 | $6,788 | 4.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $137,256 | $28,060 | 4.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $57,496 | $11,787 | 4.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $61,352 | $12,653 | 4.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $57,305 | $11,890 | 4.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $92,255 | $19,251 | 4.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $125,999 | $26,372 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $18,685 | $3,919 | 4.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $87,860 | $18,464 | 4.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $71,592 | $15,146 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $28,920 | $6,150 | 4.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $70,713 | $15,081 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $40,236 | $8,667 | 4.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $26,954 | $5,820 | 4.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $67,867 | $14,690 | 4.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $68,849 | $14,908 | 4.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across ME hospitals
13 hospitals in ME report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 4.5x places it at the upper-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
How much does MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 4.5x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 153 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER is KIDNEY TRANSPLANT (DRG 652), with a listed charge of $240,839 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $23,116 — a ratio of 10.4x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other ME hospitals?
MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 4.5x. Ratios vary significantly across ME hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER in PORTLAND, ME accept Medicare?
MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.