Review of medical records for care
Facility: Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Billing Code: 90889 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $111 compared to the $89 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.25× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Review of medical records for care is about $89. Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital charges insurers about $111 — above the fair price. Located in Ellsworth, 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 $89. 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
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 | $111 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $62 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $75 | — |
| Cignamajor | $154 | — |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $149 - $151 |
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 Maine Coast Hospital
Compare: Review of medical records for care at other ME hospitals
- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center · Bangor $77
- Northern Light Mercy Hospital · Portland $93
- Northern Light A R Gould Hospital · Presque Isle $93
- Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital · Pittsfield $93
- Northern Light Acadia Hospital · Bangor $94
- Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill $111
- Northern Light C A Dean Hospital · Greenville $111
- Northern Light Mayo Hospital · Dover Foxcroft $112
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $97
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 = $97).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital'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 $89 Fair BaseRate ($52 Medicare)
Your bill ($266) is $177 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($89) and 5.1× the $52 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.