CMS Price Transparency Data

Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities)

Facility: Mainehealth Maine Medical Center

Billing Code: 97530 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$45
about 1.3× the $35 Medicare rate · typically $35–$48
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$49
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $35 Fair price $45 This hospital $49 Cash price $163 Hospital's list price $163

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How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.

Cheapest $33 Priciest $62

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) is about $45 (about 1.3× the $35 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $49, or about $163 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portland, ME.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $35 - $181 100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $35 - $87 100%
Aetnamajor $35 - $167 100%
Cignamajor $91 - $167 259%
Humanamajor $35 - $41 100%
Harvard Pilgrim $71 - $173 202%
WellCare $36 - $42 103%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $73 - $169
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME 04102
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals