Physical therapy (functional capacity test)
Facility: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 97750 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $39 compared to the $35 fair price benchmark.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.11× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Physical therapy (functional capacity test) is about $35 (about 1.0× the $34 Medicare rate). Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $39, or about $22 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bangor, ME.
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
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 | $32 - $85 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $31 - $68 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $37 - $80 | 110% |
| Cignamajor | $74 - $84 | 219% |
| WellCare | $32 | 95% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $32 - $75 |
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Other Procedures at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Compare: Physical therapy (functional capacity test) at other ME hospitals
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $32
- Northern Light Acadia Hospital · Bangor $32
- Calais Community Hospital · Calais $35
- Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill $37
- Northern Light C A Dean Hospital · Greenville $37
- Northern Light Mayo Hospital · Dover Foxcroft $37
- Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital · Pittsfield $37
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $38
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $38
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $38).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($22) Beats Your Bill
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $22 (vs. $39 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $35 Fair BaseRate ($34 Medicare)
Your bill ($105) is $70 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($35) and 3.1× the $34 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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