US Health Care Costs

Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with Cc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 155: Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc

$23,190typical hospital bill
$10,485typical amount paid
$7,811–$13,160range paid across 2 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $23,190 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$14,322$7,811
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester12$32,058$13,160

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.