Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
489 STATE STREET, Bangor, ME 04401
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME has an average Medicare payment of $13,883 and a Value Score of B (76/100). Compare prices for 18 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. The underlying CMS measures are uniformly positive — 1 mortality measures, 1 safety measures, and 2 readmission measures all rate above the federal benchmarks, with nothing rating below.
Average Medicare payment per documented procedure at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is $13,883, near the national median for acute-care hospitals. The value composite — quality measures weighted against payment data — comes out to 76/100, putting Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in the upper bracket of the LakeQuality value rubric.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center lists 18 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC, Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC, Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $6,460 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,174 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $14,180 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $26,462 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $9,911 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $47,129 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $12,943 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $16,358 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $10,952 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $8,223 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,276 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $10,327 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,364 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $11,272 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $6,815 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $20,883 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,347 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $14,810 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Compares
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $13,883, 8% below the Maine state average of $15,047. That is 13% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Respiratory, where the typical payment is $22,953 (40% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (76/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has an average payment of $13,883 across 18 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has a Value Score of B (76/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 489 STATE STREET, Bangor, ME 04401. Phone: (207) 973-7000.
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