CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Mainehealth Maine Medical Center

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,928

about 1.2× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $2,135–$3,492

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,941

Above the fair price

about $1,013 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,928 This hospital $3,941

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other ME hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $2,594 Priciest $9,245

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,928 (about 1.2× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $3,941 — above the fair price. Located in Portland, ME.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $2,928. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$2,490 - $5,382	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,515 - $4,709	102%
Aetnamajor	$2,515 - $5,204	102%
Humanamajor	$2,864 - $2,893	116%
Harvard Pilgrim	$5,215	211%
WellCare	$2,864 - $3,087	116%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$5,483 - $5,502

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 59510.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mainehealth Maine Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 59510.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Mainehealth Maine Medical Center

Compare: C-section delivery (full package) at other ME hospitals

Penobscot Valley Hospital · Lincoln $2,594
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $3,127
York Hospital · York $3,206
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $3,241
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $3,538
Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $3,751
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $3,751
Redington Fairview General Hospital · Skowhegan $9,245

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.