CostGrade

Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Boston, MA

MS-DRG 552 · 5 hospitals in Boston

Charges here run from $23,532 to $51,627 — a difference of $28,095 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Massachusetts hospital charges $19,795.

Hospitals in Boston, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
B
$23,532 19% above the state average $12,171 27
$24,642 24% above the state average $13,094 53
B
$37,620 90% above the state average $18,101 23
$50,102 153% above the state average $12,645 60
$51,627 161% above the state average $12,510 45

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.