US Health Care Costs

Nervous System Neoplasms with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 054: Nervous system neoplasms with mcc

$43,644typical hospital bill
$19,728typical amount paid
$12,893–$25,490range paid across 8 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,644 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River19$26,547$12,893
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis16$24,486$15,861
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield19$26,565$18,196
Tufts Medical CenterBoston11$36,530$19,198
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston43$68,890$20,258
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester22$62,282$20,389
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston35$50,758$24,237
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston46$113,787$25,490

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.