US Health Care Costs

Precerebral Occlusion Without Infarction Without Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 068: Precerebral occlusion without infarction without mcc

$39,756typical hospital bill
$10,456typical amount paid
$9,870–$11,041range paid across 2 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,756 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield13$16,740$9,870
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston14$62,772$11,041

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.