US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Congenital and Valvular Disorders with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 306: Cardiac congenital and valvular disorders with mcc

$39,160typical hospital bill
$19,695typical amount paid
$12,760–$21,758range paid across 5 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,160 for this stay in 2024, about 2.0 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 staysBilledPaid
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth11$28,380$12,760
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield18$21,367$16,743
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston14$103,034$19,695
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston18$39,160$21,531
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston16$85,660$21,758

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.