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Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Maine: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 18 Maine hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 44970

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Northern Maine Medical Center Fort Kent$6,4021.1×1
York Hospital York$12,9042.1×42026-07-04
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital Farmington$14,7322.5×22025-09-09
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick$20,3783.3×12025-09-09
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle$23,9064.0×32026-03-30
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor$23,9064.0×32026-02-03
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth$23,9064.0×32026-03-30
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland$25,6484.2×12025-09-09
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital Norway$26,8424.5×12025-09-09
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport$27,4214.6×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland$27,7544.5×22026-04-15
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville$27,7544.7×22026-03-30
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill$27,7544.7×22026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield$27,7544.7×22026-03-30
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast$28,6664.8×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft$29,2324.9×22026-03-30
Mainehealth Lincoln Hospital Damariscotta$34,8955.9×12025-09-09

MS-DRG 399

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
York Hospital York$8,8261.1×32026-07-04
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick$20,2992.4×12025-09-09
Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston$20,6852.6×32026-06-25
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport$22,8102.9×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland$29,1803.5×22026-04-15
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle$31,0423.9×42026-03-30
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor$31,0423.9×42026-02-03
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth$31,0423.9×42026-03-30
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland$32,1163.9×12025-09-09
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville$34,6114.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill$34,6114.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft$34,6114.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield$34,6114.3×32026-03-30

MS-DRG 398

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
York Hospital York$11,6701.1×32026-07-04
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick$27,3322.5×12025-09-09
Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston$27,3512.6×32026-06-25
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport$30,7142.9×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland$38,5843.5×22026-04-15
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle$41,0463.9×42026-03-30
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor$41,0463.9×42026-02-03
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth$41,0463.9×42026-03-30
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland$43,2443.9×12025-09-09
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville$45,7654.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill$45,7654.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft$45,7654.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield$45,7654.3×32026-03-30

MS-DRG 397

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
York Hospital York$18,4651.1×32026-07-04
Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston$43,2752.6×32026-06-25
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick$44,7552.6×12025-09-09
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport$50,2923.0×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland$61,0483.5×22026-04-15
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle$64,9453.9×42026-03-30
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor$64,9453.9×42026-02-03
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth$64,9453.9×42026-03-30
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland$70,8104.1×12025-09-09
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville$72,4124.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill$72,4124.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft$72,4124.3×32026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield$72,4124.3×32026-03-30

Questions

How much do insurers pay for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Maine?

18 Maine hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 17 hospitals is $26,842, 4.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.