US Health Care Costs

Other Circulatory System O.r. Procedures in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 264: Other circulatory system o.r. procedures

$119,529typical hospital bill
$39,782typical amount paid
$24,139–$62,705range paid across 6 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $119,529 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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$37,663$24,139
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Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River14$59,488$25,218
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Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield14$49,385$34,925
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Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston13$213,585$44,639
$89,765–
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester12$179,570$49,736
$97,050$32,925$7,515–$42,622 · 19 plans
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston47$228,730$62,705
$117,203$41,728only 2 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.