Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center in Boston charges 2.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 108 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Boston, MA 02111 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
B
Good
Avg markup vs Medicare
2.84x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
5.69x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
108
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
1.9%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $27,863 | $13,931 | — | 5.7x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $46,754 | $23,377 | — | 4.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $109,894 | $54,947 | — | 4.7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $47,856 | $23,928 | — | 4.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $96,778 | $48,389 | — | 4.7x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $64,525 | $32,263 | — | 4.7x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $125,376 | $62,688 | — | 4.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $27,901 | $13,951 | — | 3.9x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $48,687 | $24,344 | — | 3.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $128,865 | $64,433 | — | 3.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $172,216 | $86,108 | — | 3.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $88,554 | $44,277 | — | 3.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $46,068 | $23,034 | — | 3.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $161,613 | $80,807 | — | 3.6x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $224,236 | $112,118 | — | 3.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $99,311 | $49,656 | — | 3.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $79,263 | $39,631 | — | 3.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $91,308 | $45,654 | — | 3.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $36,822 | $18,411 | — | 3.4x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $28,588 | $14,294 | — | 3.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $191,330 | $95,665 | — | 3.3x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $39,422 | $19,711 | — | 3.3x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $121,374 | $60,687 | — | 3.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $24,701 | $12,350 | — | 3.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $27,220 | $13,610 | — | 3.2x |
| HEART TRANSPLANT OR IMPLANT OF HEART ASSIST SYSTEM WITH MCC | 001 | $1,176,225 | $588,112 | — | 3.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $118,464 | $59,232 | — | 3.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $122,831 | $61,416 | — | 3.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $54,034 | $27,017 | — | 3.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $127,538 | $63,769 | — | 3.1x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $809,399 | $404,700 | — | 3.1x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $63,196 | $31,598 | — | 3.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $65,805 | $32,903 | — | 3.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $30,035 | $15,017 | — | 3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $64,894 | $32,447 | — | 3x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $105,184 | $52,592 | — | 3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $45,576 | $22,788 | — | 3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $222,996 | $111,498 | — | 3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $29,078 | $14,539 | — | 3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $181,873 | $90,937 | — | 3x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH CC | 644 | $34,579 | $17,289 | — | 3x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $79,817 | $39,908 | — | 3x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $52,271 | $26,136 | — | 3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $75,262 | $37,631 | — | 3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $27,620 | $13,810 | — | 3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $268,965 | $134,483 | — | 2.9x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $151,578 | $75,789 | — | 2.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $195,707 | $97,854 | — | 2.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $28,419 | $14,209 | — | 2.9x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $27,148 | $13,574 | — | 2.9x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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