US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 221: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston–––$83,281–
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston–––$179,324–
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester–––$166,706$51,663$48,605–$109,539 · 21 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.