US Health Care Costs

Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 615: Adrenal and pituitary procedures without cc/mcc

$70,805typical hospital bill
$16,900typical amount paid
$16,835–$16,965range paid across 2 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $70,805 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 staysBilledPaid
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston15$69,691$16,835
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston14$71,919$16,965

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.