US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$218,290typical hospital bill
$91,700typical amount paid
$62,453–$107,270range paid across 9 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $218,290 for this stay in 2024, about 2.4 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
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River18$218,290$62,453
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington29$117,254$80,712
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis25$163,239$81,332
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester21$278,819$89,901
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston23$130,948$91,700
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston55$336,032$92,348
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield33$208,437$92,671
Tufts Medical CenterBoston14$221,431$92,724
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston40$350,100$107,270

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.