US Health Care Costs

Skin Grafts and Wound Debridement for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders Wit in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 623: Skin grafts and wound debridement for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders wit

$27,663typical hospital bill
$17,458typical amount paid
$14,617–$24,390range paid across 4 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $27,663 for this stay in 2024, about 1.6 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 Weymouth18$22,614$14,617
North Shore Medical Center -Salem12$29,582$15,594
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis17$25,743$19,322
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston14$105,351$24,390

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.