US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 988: Non-extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$84,845typical hospital bill
$21,719typical amount paid
$20,914–$22,177range paid across 4 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $84,845 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston11$92,016$20,914
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston13$47,936$21,463
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston13$103,190$21,975
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester13$77,674$22,177

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.