Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 809: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$29,699typical hospital bill

$13,268typical amount paid

$9,954–$37,582range paid across 10 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,699 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
South Shore Hospital	South Weymouth	24	$24,430	$9,954
Southcoast Hospitals Group	Fall River	18	$31,722	$11,096
Newton-Wellesley Hospital	Newton	12	$23,065	$11,146
Cape Cod Hospital	Hyannis	11	$27,675	$12,430
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington	Burlington	12	$23,060	$12,959
Baystate Medical Center	Springfield	22	$21,475	$13,577
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston	35	$63,978	$16,097
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston	15	$38,958	$17,426
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	31	$109,313	$22,640
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus	Worcester	15	$145,467	$37,582

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.