CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Mainehealth Maine Medical Center

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,779

about 1.3× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,928–$3,779

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,760

Above the fair price

about $981 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,779 This hospital $3,760

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 7 other ME hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $2,896 Priciest $8,201

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,779 (about 1.3× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $3,760 — 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 $2,779. 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	$2,254 - $4,849	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,276 - $4,242	103%
Aetnamajor	$2,282 - $4,705	103%
Humanamajor	$2,592 - $2,625	117%
Harvard Pilgrim	$4,690	212%
WellCare	$2,592 - $2,784	117%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$4,936 - $4,948

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: 59400.

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 59400.
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: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other ME hospitals

York Hospital · York $2,896
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $2,902
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $3,086
Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $3,356
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $3,356
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $3,538
Redington Fairview General Hospital · Skowhegan $8,201

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