US Health Care Costs

Non-Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 987: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$99,331typical hospital bill
$44,593typical amount paid
$27,074–$61,476range paid across 8 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $99,331 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
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth13$40,805$27,074
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River13$76,094$29,870
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington12$82,912$38,276
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield13$64,557$42,596
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester14$119,881$46,589
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston17$208,905$47,553
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston22$256,103$60,490
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston20$115,751$61,476

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.