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Other digestive system diagnoses with major complications in Massachusetts

What 23 hospitals in Massachusetts charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other digestive system diagnoses with major complications (DRG 393), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 393 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $49,537 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $18,554 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $15,550 Average per stay
State rank #40 of 44 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Massachusetts billed an average of $49,537 for other digestive system diagnoses with major complications, about 2.7 times the average total payment of $18,554. That payment is 8% above the U.S. average of $17,117.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $18,554Billed $49,537

About 37¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Massachusetts billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Massachusetts:

Massachusetts hospitals: other digestive system diagnoses with major complications

Every Massachusetts hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Brigham and Women's HosptialBoston 96 $85,738 $21,566 $17,640
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston 86 $89,463 $24,050 $18,609
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth 62 $21,009 $13,257 $12,046
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston 50 $41,314 $22,463 $18,840
Lahey Clinic HospitalBurlington 49 $40,434 $20,054 $16,693
Southcoast Hospital Group, INCFall River 37 $30,985 $13,859 $12,921
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton Lower Falls 37 $35,173 $14,707 $13,094
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield 33 $36,413 $18,595 $15,613
Union HospitalLynn 31 $35,391 $15,631 $12,914
Umass Memorial Medical Center INCWorcester 30 $115,662 $30,860 $25,363
Winchester HospitalWinchester 29 $18,668 $13,147 $11,867
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis 24 $34,779 $16,896 $16,258
Beverly Hospital CorporationBeverly 21 $28,921 $14,894 $11,605
Berkshire Medical Center INCPittsfield 21 $27,236 $17,526 $16,044
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth 21 $29,638 $13,107 $12,252
Faulkner HospitalBoston 21 $34,699 $15,310 $13,206
Tufts Medical CenterBoston 19 $52,612 $25,158 $14,650
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford 14 $21,380 $13,575 $12,227
St Vincent HospitalWorcester 14 $62,153 $18,692 $16,258
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro 12 $15,088 $13,289 $11,867
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,TheNorthampton 12 $18,134 $13,424 $12,336
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth 12 $31,990 $12,595 $11,507
Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Caritas Family HoBrockton 11 $37,080 $13,982 $13,012
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Lowest and highest payments in Massachusetts

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA$12,595
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA$13,107
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA$13,147
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA$13,257
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA$13,289

Highest

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Questions

How much does other digestive system diagnoses with major complications cost in Massachusetts?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other digestive system diagnoses with major complications (DRG 393) at 23 hospitals in Massachusetts was billed at $49,537 on average, while the average total payment was $18,554, of which Medicare paid $15,550. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Massachusetts, average charges were 2.7 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.