CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Central Maine Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,866

about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,812–$22,269

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$25,732

Above the fair price

about $7,866 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,866 This hospital $25,732 Cash price $14,456

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

Highest price of the 7 ME hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $13,605 Priciest $25,732

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,866 (about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Central Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $25,732, or about $14,456 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lewiston, 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 $17,866. 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.

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	$13,914 - $55,418	109%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,914 - $31,857	109%
Aetnamajor	$13,914 - $49,889	109%
Cignamajor	$47,157	368%
Humanamajor	$13,914	109%
Harvard Pilgrim	$48,625	380%
WellCare	$13,914	109%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$45,757 - $48,472

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 (about 14,456), 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 MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 322.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Central Maine Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 322.
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 Central Maine Medical Center

Compare: Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) at other ME hospitals

Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $13,605
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $16,036
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $18,695
Rumford Hospital · Rumford $20,784
Bridgton Hospital · Bridgton $20,784
St Mary's Regional Medical Center · Lewiston $22,907

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