CompareMaine Trends Over Time
This trends report compares how average total payments, as reported on CompareMaine, have changed over time.
How to Use This Report
- Filter information to show all healthcare settings and insurance companies or select a specific healthcare setting or commercial payor.
- Select a healthcare procedure category, sub-category, and procedure. All healthcare procedures are listed by name and CPT Code.
- If no data appears after you have made your selections, there is no data for that combination of procedure, healthcare setting, and insurance company.
- Hover over the data points for detailed information on the procedure name, data collection date, the CompareMaine release version, and the average total payment.
- Compare the percent of payment changes between CompareMaine releases, using the color-coded table:
- Green – Decreased Payments
- Red – Increased Payments
- Black – No Change in Payments
To view a procedure in a different category, set both the Procedure and Sub-Category dropdowns to “All” before selecting a new Category or Sub-Category.
Methodology
The payment data through CompareMaine 8.0 was updated bi-annually with data from MHDO’s All-Payer Claims Database (APCD), except for the CompareMaine 3.0 release, which updated quality data only. Beginning with CompareMaine 9.0, the payment data is updated annually.
| CompareMaine Release Version |
Version Launch Date |
Payment Data Date Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | October 2015 | 1/1/2014 – 3/31/2015 |
| 2.0 | June 2016 | 10/1/2014 – 9/30/2015 |
| 3.0 | December 2016 | 10/1/2014 – 9/30/2015 |
| 4.0 | October 2017 | 10/1/2015 – 12/31/2016 |
| 5.0 | March 2018 | 7/1/2016 – 6/30/2017 |
| 6.0 | September 2018 | 1/1/2017 – 12/31/2017 |
| 7.0 | May 2019 | 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2018 |
| 8.0 | December 2019 | 4/1/2018 – 3/31/2019 |
| 9.0 | December 2020 | 4/1/2019 – 3/31/2020 |
| 10.0 | February 2022 | 4/1/2020 – 3/31/2021 |
| 11.0 | December 2022 | 4/1/2021 – 3/31/2022 |
| 12.0 | March 2024 | 4/1/2022 – 3/31/2023 |
Due to a transition to a new episode grouping tool, surgical procedure payment estimates were not updated during CompareMaine 6.0. The new episode grouper software, Optum Symmetry’s ETG, was implemented during CompareMaine 7.0. A new trend line was established in the trends over time comparison to reflect the methodology changes. During CompareMaine 12.0, the methodology was updated to calculate the payment per unit.
