US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$67,966typical hospital bill
$29,427typical amount paid
$18,515–$41,001range paid across 11 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $67,966 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
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth14$35,700$18,515
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth11$37,367$18,812
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River17$53,844$20,838
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield15$67,966$25,966
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis15$65,235$27,028
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester24$79,409$29,427
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston23$127,143$32,482
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington19$54,845$33,816
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston19$79,045$36,570
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston22$148,429$36,680
Boston Medical CenterBoston11$82,321$41,001

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.