US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 466: Revision of hip or knee replacement with mcc

$166,065typical hospital bill
$59,291typical amount paid
$53,344–$73,939range paid across 3 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $166,065 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston16$166,065$53,344
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston11$107,263$59,291
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston15$262,085$73,939

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.