Trauma team activation
Facility: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,306 compared to the $1,306 fair price benchmark.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× 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 Trauma team activation is about $1,306 (about 1.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate). Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $1,306, or about $2,268 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 | $1,306 - $8,726 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,306 - $7,020 | 96% |
| Aetnamajor | $318 - $8,197 | 23% |
| Cignamajor | $674 - $8,057 | 49% |
| WellCare | $1,306 | 96% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $1,306 - $7,597 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Compare: Trauma team activation at other ME hospitals
- Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill $674
- Northern Light C A Dean Hospital · Greenville $674
- Northern Light Mayo Hospital · Dover Foxcroft $674
- Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital · Pittsfield $674
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $1,287
- Northern Light Acadia Hospital · Bangor $1,293
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $1,299
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $1,300
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 $3,920
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 = $3,920).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,268) Beats Your Bill
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,268 (vs. $1,306 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,306 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($10,800) is $9,494 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,306) and 7.9× the $1,362 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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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.