US Health Care Costs

Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 650: Kidney transplant with hemodialysis with mcc

$363,621typical hospital bill
$65,441typical amount paid
$64,535–$66,347range paid across 2 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $363,621 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston24$393,407$64,535
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester13$333,836$66,347

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.