US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 165: Major chest procedures without cc/mcc

$52,055typical hospital bill
$21,571typical amount paid
$15,349–$24,531range paid across 11 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,055 for this stay in 2024, about 2.4 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth17$34,434$15,349
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Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford19$44,609$16,226
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Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River18$76,641$18,089
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Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington17$30,959$19,328
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Cape Cod HospitalHyannis14$38,973$21,275
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Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield17$60,461$21,571
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston21$39,991$21,828
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Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston89$93,507$22,457
$65,807$17,841only 1 plan
Tufts Medical CenterBoston12$52,055$22,633
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Massachusetts General HospitalBoston44$73,733$23,341
$57,489–
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester15$111,504$24,531
$101,576$19,353$7,584–$27,987 · 20 plans

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.