Medical costs in Worcester, MA
3 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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3 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
3
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.93x
Top procedures by average charge in WORCESTER
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 2 | $251,858 | 1.27x | 4.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 870 | 2 | $234,915 | 0.78x | 3.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $202,752 | 1.00x | 3.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 274 | 2 | $199,980 | 1.39x | 5.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $192,195 | 1.19x | 6.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 2 | $174,962 | 1.10x | 4.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCCDRG 322 | 2 | $160,881 | 1.45x | 8.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 2 | $147,911 | 1.32x | 7.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 244 | 2 | $122,765 | 1.44x | 5.5x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 164 | 2 | $119,822 | 1.03x | 4.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 253 | 2 | $112,789 | 0.89x | 4.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 2 | $104,996 | 1.04x | 4.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $102,711 | 1.17x | 5.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 2 | $99,439 | 0.90x | 4.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $98,104 | 1.06x | 4.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $97,949 | 1.12x | 4.5x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 038 | 2 | $90,083 | 1.14x | 5.9x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCCDRG 917 | 2 | $80,624 | 1.07x | 4.7x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCCDRG 091 | 2 | $80,163 | 0.95x | 4.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 331 | 2 | $77,916 | 0.99x | 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.