Major Chest Procedures with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 163: Major chest procedures with mcc

$105,452typical hospital bill

$52,006typical amount paid

$37,809–$59,910range paid across 10 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $105,452 for this stay in 2024, about 2.0 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
South Shore Hospital	South Weymouth	16	$63,991	$37,809
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington	Burlington	43	$81,188	$46,429
Cape Cod Hospital	Hyannis	19	$60,695	$48,172
Baystate Medical Center	Springfield	23	$96,030	$48,443
Berkshire Medical Center	Pittsfield	26	$114,013	$50,483
Southcoast Hospitals Group	Fall River	11	$165,773	$53,530
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston	97	$231,951	$55,995
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	47	$180,896	$56,164
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus	Worcester	15	$167,961	$57,779
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston	50	$96,891	$59,910

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.