Family Health Care, Oncology, Orthopedics, OB Health Services: Caribou, ME
Receiving medical care often brings financial concerns. We want you to know that you have a right to be involved in your health care, including the financial aspects of our services (the “Right to Receive a Good Faith Estimate of Expected Charges” under the No Surprises Act). Cost estimates for healthcare services are available by contacting our Business Office at 207-498-1617 or by email at [email protected].
You may also visit the Maine Health Data Organization website for historical price comparisons. Please note the pricing data presented on the MHDO webpage may not be the same as price estimate information provided by the hospital. Some of the significant differences include:
Average Price – The prices on the MHDO CompareMaine website are average or median prices paid by all of the large insurance companies in the state. The price paid by your insurance company will differ from the average.
Total Price – The prices on the MHDO CompareMaine website include the combined amount paid by the insurance company and the patient. The hospital will not know what sort of payment arrangement the patient has with his/her insurance company.
Bundled Price – Many of the procedures displayed on the MHDO CompareMaine website are for an entire episode of care. The episode is all care received 30 days prior to the hospital visit and 30 days after the hospital visit. For most procedures, the web-site also bundles the care provided by multiple different doctors and facilities. The hospital will only be able to tell the patient the price of the care provided at the hospital as opposed to the entire episode of care.
Dated Price – The prices listed on the MHDO CompareMaine website are approximately a year old. Prices change over time so the prices on the website may be outdated.