CostGrade

ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except cost in Boston, MA

MS-DRG 003 · 5 hospitals in Boston

Charges here run from $681,738 to $1,222,379 — a difference of $540,641 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Massachusetts hospital charges $715,344.

Hospitals in Boston, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$681,738 5% below the state average $363,582 44
B
$748,951 5% above the state average $347,765 11
B
$1,006,590 41% above the state average $378,894 24
$1,201,916 68% above the state average $288,440 63
$1,222,379 71% above the state average $305,848 72

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.