US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$151,481typical hospital bill
$65,275typical amount paid
$48,633–$77,569range paid across 8 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $151,481 for this stay in 2024, about 2.3 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 River15$163,171$48,633
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington37$78,724$55,413
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield21$139,791$65,114
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston98$265,531$65,162
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton37$110,219$65,389
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston47$108,817$69,510
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston89$265,221$71,369
Tufts Medical CenterBoston27$175,249$77,569

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.