Massachusetts Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Massachusetts — drawn from 34 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Massachusetts, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinalysis with Microscopy | $3 – $1,287 | $20 | 31 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential | $8 – $1,169 | $29 | 32 |
| HIV Antibody Test | $9 – $1,287 | $17 | 27 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel | $9 – $1,183 | $38 | 32 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $11 – $1,197 | $59 | 32 |
| Hemoglobin A1c (Diabetes Test) | $10 – $1,053 | $23 | 33 |
| Lipid Panel (Cholesterol Test) | $14 – $1,287 | $43 | 30 |
| PSA Prostate Cancer Screening | $19 – $1,287 | $36 | 31 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Massachusetts, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $4,700 | $9,057 |
| Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection | $1,085 | $2,040 |
| Newborn Circumcision | $1,489 | $2,531 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $16,373 | $26,470 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $2,624 | $3,895 |
| MRI Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) without Contrast | $1,961 | $2,859 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Massachusetts
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $30,006 | 14 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $15,577 | 11 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $15,577 | 12 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $13,835 | 14 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $13,758 | 7 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $12,526 | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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