US Health Care Costs

C-section, with complications in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 787: Cesarean section without sterilization with cc

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston–––$34,973–
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston–––$35,560–
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester–––$49,656$11,700$11,239–$15,822 · 19 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.