Medical costs in Boston, MA
8 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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8 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
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Hospitals in metro
8
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.86x
Top procedures by average charge in BOSTON
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 5 | $252,022 | 0.83x | 3.1x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 5 | $213,945 | 1.05x | 3.4x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 5 | $188,417 | 0.95x | 3.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC ODRG 023 | 5 | $168,768 | 0.65x | 2.7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 5 | $153,131 | 0.96x | 3.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 5 | $150,272 | 0.68x | 3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 5 | $140,681 | 0.87x | 3.8x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 5 | $128,057 | 0.59x | 2.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 5 | $114,876 | 1.14x | 4.3x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 5 | $106,663 | 0.42x | 1.7x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURSDRG 208 | 5 | $106,163 | 0.84x | 3.4x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 5 | $98,150 | 0.51x | 2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 274 | 5 | $95,647 | 0.66x | 2.6x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCCDRG 100 | 5 | $92,946 | 1.00x | 3.8x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 056 | 5 | $92,670 | 0.97x | 3.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 5 | $86,098 | 0.98x | 3.7x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 5 | $82,972 | 0.53x | 2.3x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 314 | 5 | $82,207 | 0.93x | 3.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 5 | $80,266 | 0.71x | 4.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 6 | $79,696 | 1.06x | 3.5x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.