US Health Care Costs

Cellulitis with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 602: Cellulitis with mcc

$25,873typical hospital bill
$12,572typical amount paid
$10,954–$28,186range paid across 28 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,873 for this stay in 2024, about 2.1 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
Winchester HospitalWinchester19$16,799$10,954
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth23$26,066$11,070
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton15$18,737$11,180
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth19$19,137$11,643
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham14$19,574$11,656
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly20$22,335$11,759
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth50$21,969$11,865
Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton21$21,904$12,301
Lowell General HospitalLowell18$25,680$12,346
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge12$16,648$12,361
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River41$27,967$12,376
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro23$18,294$12,404
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford18$18,180$12,482
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton33$32,901$12,502
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River17$24,147$12,642
North Shore Medical Center -Salem36$33,016$12,727
Holy Family HospitalMethuen16$16,193$12,760
Umass Memorial Healthalliance HospitalsLeominster11$38,922$13,484
Brigham and Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain18$36,146$14,060
Melrosewakefield HealthcareMelrose12$31,709$14,123
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis35$26,843$15,301
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington18$20,117$15,563
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield15$37,791$17,321
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston21$28,833$18,640
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston17$82,856$19,184
Tufts Medical CenterBoston11$32,964$19,597
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester14$124,114$28,016
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston31$114,158$28,186

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.