Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 Hospital ***** CMS quality 5 of 5
25%Self-pay discount
25% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 4,279 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.2× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 997
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Mass General Brigham INC
- Medicare ID
- 220071
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 5 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.0× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.1× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.0× | |
| Anesthesia 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 11.0× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.1× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 8.5× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 10.3× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.3× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.8× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 29.3× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.9× | |
| Implanted devices 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.4× | |
| Dialysis 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.1× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.1× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.6× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.8× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.7× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $160 cash price | $213 25% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $176 cash price | $234 25% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $1.36 cash price | $1.81 25% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $40.50 cash price | $54.00 25% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $27.75 cash price | $37.00 25% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $1.91 cash price | $2.55 25% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $23.91 cash price | $31.88 25% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $2.45 cash price | $3.27 25% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $9.75 cash price | $13.00 25% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $45.26 cash price | $60.35 25% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $1,407 cash price | $1,876 25% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 220071, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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