Major Chest Procedures with Cc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc

$59,073typical hospital bill

$27,422typical amount paid

$20,584–$32,085range paid across 16 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,073 for this stay in 2024, about 2.2 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
Southcoast Hospitals Group	Fall River	26	$89,476	$20,584
Mercy Medical Ctr	Springfield	18	$62,985	$21,994
Milford Regional Medical Center	Milford	20	$51,372	$22,018
South Shore Hospital	South Weymouth	16	$37,102	$22,133
Newton-Wellesley Hospital	Newton	24	$42,493	$23,514
North Shore Medical Center -	Salem	15	$45,549	$24,807
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington	Burlington	40	$43,947	$25,932
Baystate Medical Center	Springfield	29	$75,413	$27,256
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth	Plymouth	12	$59,065	$27,587
Berkshire Medical Center	Pittsfield	33	$87,547	$27,587
Cape Cod Hospital	Hyannis	11	$58,786	$29,106
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston	178	$114,103	$29,260
Tufts Medical Center	Boston	20	$59,080	$30,272
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	127	$96,764	$30,723
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston	59	$45,028	$32,018
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus	Worcester	52	$123,597	$32,085

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.