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Daily Hospital Care For A Recovering Newborn, Heavier

Maine rates for HCPCS 99480

A doctor provides a day of ongoing hospital care and monitoring for a newborn who still needs close attention but is no longer critically ill. Which level of this daily care applies is set by what the baby weighs on the day of care rather than by the weight at birth, and this level covers the heaviest of those weight bands. It is charged for each day this level of care continues to be needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Daily Hospital Care For A Recovering Newborn, Heavier cost?

$132

Typical physician fee. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $170.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $209
$100$200professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 25th of 51

$132

AK $282FL $100

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.