Residential mental health treatment
Facility: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: H2036 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $263 compared to the $118 fair price benchmark.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 2.23× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other ME hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Residential mental health treatment is about $118. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $263 — well above the fair price. Located in Bangor, 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 $118. 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.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $383 - $391 | — |
| Cignamajor | $143 | — |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Compare: Residential mental health treatment at other ME hospitals
- Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital · Ellsworth $76
- Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill $76
- Northern Light C A Dean Hospital · Greenville $76
- Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital · Pittsfield $76
- Northern Light Mercy Hospital · Portland $143
- Northern Light A R Gould Hospital · Presque Isle $143
- Northern Light Mayo Hospital · Dover Foxcroft $143
- Northern Light Acadia Hospital · Bangor $383
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $229
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 = $229).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $118 Fair BaseRate ($68 Medicare)
Your bill ($631) is $513 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($118) and 9.3× the $68 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.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.