Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral at Pen Bay Medical Center

6 Glen Cove Dr, Rockport, ME · MaineHealth · · NPI 1982645305

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 9, 2025 · Ingested Aug 13, 2026

$611.85

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$611.85

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$20.07 with Anthem vs $236.46 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Anthem Medicare Advantage $20.07 ↓ -97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $20.27 ↓ -97%
Wellcare Medicare Advantage $20.47 ↓ -97%
Aetna MHACO Government $20.97 ↓ -97%
Humana Medicare Advantage $22.85 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $22.85 ↓ -96%
Anthem HMO/POS/PPO/Pathway Enhanced $27.89 ↓ -95%
Aetna HMO/PPO $28.92 ↓ -95%
Multiplan Commercial $39.27 ↓ -94%
Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Maines Choice $41.12 ↓ -93%
Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Commercial $41.12 ↓ -93%
United Healthcare Commercial $41.34 ↓ -93%
Aetna MHACO Commercial $41.86 ↓ -93%
Community Health Options Commercial $42.70 ↓ -93%
Cigna Commercial $236.46 ↓ -61%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral at other Maine hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington $675.40 $20.97 – $565.31
Lincoln Health Damariscotta $52.95 $20.97 – $42.70
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast $473.75 $20.97 – $446.27
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick $611.85 $19.87 – $431.97
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway not published $20.97 – $42.70
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook not published $19.87 – $43.37

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