US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 039: Extracranial procedures without cc/mcc

$38,042typical hospital bill
$12,106typical amount paid
$9,369–$14,966range paid across 11 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,042 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth14$27,484$9,369
North Shore Medical Center -Salem19$51,268$10,802
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River12$47,736$11,663
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis18$35,448$11,819
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield12$38,042$11,960
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield44$28,361$12,106
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston13$77,491$13,348
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston24$22,527$13,674
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston27$86,732$14,149
Tufts Medical CenterBoston15$30,917$14,337
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester20$63,169$14,966

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.