Dysequilibrium in Massachusetts
MS-DRG 149: Dysequilibrium
$17,697typical hospital bill
$6,821typical amount paid
$6,049–$9,639range paid across 19 hospitals
Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $17,697 for this stay in 2024, about 2.6 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton | Milton | 18 | $11,855 | $6,049 | – | – | |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | Plymouth | 20 | $14,069 | $6,192 | – | – | |
| Winchester Hospital | Winchester | 31 | $10,453 | $6,326 | – | – | |
| South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | 57 | $14,711 | $6,345 | – | – | |
| Saint Anne's Hospital | Fall River | 23 | $13,370 | $6,385 | – | – | |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | Brockton | 27 | $13,189 | $6,458 | – | – | |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | Fall River | 17 | $17,697 | $6,466 | – | – | |
| Northeast Hospital Corporation | Beverly | 36 | $17,729 | $6,589 | – | – | |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 14 | $18,436 | $6,620 | – | – | |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | 29 | $24,761 | $6,821 | – | – | |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare | Melrose | 16 | $18,864 | $6,875 | – | – | |
| Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals | Leominster | 15 | $24,695 | $6,950 | – | – | |
| Baystate Franklin Medical Center | Greenfield | 14 | $15,338 | $6,976 | – | – | |
| North Shore Medical Center - | Salem | 25 | $25,501 | $7,183 | – | – | |
| Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital | Jamaica Plain | 12 | $33,045 | $7,566 | – | – | |
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 21 | $24,324 | $7,730 | – | – | |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 11 | $14,576 | $7,934 | – | – | |
| Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 13 | $13,868 | $8,419 | – | – | |
| Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | Worcester | 15 | $33,267 | $9,639 | $30,885 | $8,035$7,518–$9,810 · 20 plans | |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | – | – | – | $28,764 | – | |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | – | – | – | $36,769 | $7,542only 1 plan |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.