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Dialysis access (AV fistula) in Maine: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 15 Maine hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 36821

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital Farmington$8,0212.6×22025-09-09
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick$10,9943.4×12025-09-09
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle$12,8974.2×32026-03-30
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor$12,8974.2×32026-02-03
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth$12,8974.2×32026-03-30
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland$13,8364.3×12025-09-09
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital Norway$14,4814.7×12025-09-09
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport$14,7934.8×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland$14,9734.6×22026-04-15
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville$14,9734.8×22026-03-30
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill$14,9734.8×22026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield$14,9734.8×22026-03-30
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast$15,4645.0×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft$15,7705.1×22026-03-30
Mainehealth Lincoln Hospital Damariscotta$18,8256.1×12025-09-09

CPT 36818

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital Farmington$13,7042.5×22025-09-09
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick$18,8813.3×12025-09-09
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle$22,1504.0×32026-03-30
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor$22,1504.0×32026-02-03
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth$22,1504.0×32026-03-30
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland$23,7644.2×12025-09-09
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital Norway$24,8704.5×12025-09-09
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport$25,4064.6×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland$25,7164.5×22026-04-15
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville$25,7164.7×22026-03-30
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill$25,7164.7×22026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield$25,7164.7×22026-03-30
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast$26,5604.8×12025-09-09
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft$27,0845.0×22026-03-30
Mainehealth Lincoln Hospital Damariscotta$32,3325.9×12025-09-09

Questions

How much do insurers pay for dialysis access (av fistula) in Maine?

15 Maine hospitals post usable commercial rates for dialysis access (av fistula) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 36821, hospital outpatient, the median across 15 hospitals is $14,793, 4.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.