US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$34,779typical hospital bill
$17,214typical amount paid
$13,509–$20,891range paid across 11 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $34,779 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River24$36,160$13,509
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth26$27,250$13,647
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton15$38,736$14,379
North Shore Medical Center -Salem15$27,295$15,545
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis21$31,226$16,274
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington19$30,846$17,214
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield28$34,779$17,987
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston21$24,329$19,925
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston18$65,775$20,153
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston21$99,999$20,596
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester59$76,552$20,891

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.