ME · 17 hospitals · #41 of 51 by charge gap

Hospital prices in Maine

17 Maine hospitals reported 14,554 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.18 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 41 of 51. The widest gap was at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (4.41×), the narrowest at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (2.38×). CMS's price-transparency list records 57 enforcement actions involving 18 Maine hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 3.18×
2Hospitals reporting 17
3Medicare inpatient stays 14,554
4Price-transparency actions 57

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 Maine hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in Maine

DRG	Stays	ME avg charge	US avg charge	ME avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	1,525	$57,965	$90,297	$19,002
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	1,030	$40,287	$56,380	$11,946
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	596	$53,088	$70,592	$15,399
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	522	$40,166	$59,757	$12,049
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	427	$57,813	$75,821	$14,785
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	305	$31,445	$49,049	$10,386
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	289	$45,067	$57,570	$14,390
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	252	$64,823	$100,756	$18,096
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	251	$25,757	$40,165	$7,506
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	240	$33,062	$48,550	$9,093

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland	6,472	3.54×	–
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor	2,706	4.41×	4
Mainegeneral Medical Center Augusta	1,025	3.16×	4
Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston	926	3.15×	8
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick	769	3.18×	1
St Joseph Hospital Bangor	596	2.77×	4
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland	377	3.85×	–
York Hospital York	373	3.62×	4
Southern Maine Health Care Biddeford	310	3.45×	–
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport	299	2.63×	–
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth	185	2.38×	–
St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston	153	2.67×	4
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle	129	3.36×	2
Cary Medical Center Caribou	65	1.66×	–
Northern Light Inland Hospital Waterville	61	1.91×	3
Northern Maine Medical Center Fort Kent	58	1.01×	3
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington	50	1.89×	–

Price-transparency enforcement in Maine

20 warning notices, 18 closure notices, 11 corrective-action-plan requests, 8 “met requirements” findings — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.