Bowel obstruction, with complications in Massachusetts
MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc
$16,939typical hospital bill
$7,374typical amount paid
$6,331–$16,683range paid across 36 hospitals
Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $16,939 for this stay in 2024, about 2.3 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Hospital - | W Concord | 17 | $16,961 | $6,331 | – | – | |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton | Milton | 18 | $12,061 | $6,380 | – | – | |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | Newburyport | 23 | $11,887 | $6,406 | – | – | |
| Winchester Hospital | Winchester | 26 | $12,007 | $6,443 | – | – | |
| Falmouth Hospital | Falmouth | 12 | $16,991 | $6,497 | – | – | |
| Sturdy Memorial Hospital | Attleboro | 17 | $14,808 | $6,549 | – | – | |
| The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc | Northampton | 20 | $15,011 | $6,567 | – | – | |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | Brockton | 19 | $12,392 | $6,596 | – | – | |
| Saint Anne's Hospital | Fall River | 11 | $16,075 | $6,798 | – | – | |
| Baystate Wing Hospital | Palmer | 20 | $13,875 | $6,811 | – | – | |
| Northeast Hospital Corporation | Beverly | 31 | $18,729 | $6,827 | – | – | |
| South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | 58 | $14,947 | $6,852 | – | – | |
| Baystate Franklin Medical Center | Greenfield | 12 | $14,730 | $6,881 | – | – | |
| Holy Family Hospital | Methuen | 14 | $14,324 | $6,977 | – | – | |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | Plymouth | 38 | $14,196 | $7,203 | – | – | |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | Milford | 30 | $11,764 | $7,241 | – | – | |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 38 | $18,159 | $7,241 | – | – | |
| Mercy Medical Ctr | Springfield | 13 | $16,034 | $7,336 | – | – | |
| North Shore Medical Center - | Salem | 33 | $20,750 | $7,412 | – | – | |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | 50 | $20,284 | $7,413 | – | – | |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | Fall River | 70 | $25,069 | $7,434 | – | – | |
| Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals | Leominster | 24 | $24,358 | $8,052 | – | – | |
| Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital | Jamaica Plain | 22 | $21,864 | $8,057 | – | – | |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare | Melrose | 25 | $19,260 | $8,238 | – | – | |
| Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | Lawrence | 14 | $17,534 | $8,509 | – | – | |
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 49 | $15,160 | $8,723 | – | – | |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 18 | $14,784 | $8,776 | – | – | |
| Berkshire Medical Center | Pittsfield | 38 | $16,917 | $8,814 | – | – | |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Burlington | 60 | $16,144 | $9,097 | – | – | |
| Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 49 | $17,761 | $9,917 | – | – | |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | 52 | $41,725 | $10,859 | $27,645 | $7,584only 1 plan | |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 16 | $19,132 | $10,933 | – | – | |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 39 | $19,133 | $10,980 | – | – | |
| Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | Worcester | 38 | $38,906 | $11,029 | $27,021 | $8,407$7,584–$10,300 · 20 plans | |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 60 | $46,958 | $12,037 | $24,672 | – | |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | 15 | $22,996 | $16,683 | – | – |
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.