CostGrade

Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications) cost in Boston, MA

MS-DRG 470 · 6 hospitals in Boston

Charges here run from $36,463 to $85,392 — a difference of $48,929 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Massachusetts hospital charges $40,803.

Hospitals in Boston, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$36,463 11% below the state average $16,418 882
$39,399 3% below the state average $23,807 81
B
$51,677 27% above the state average $29,796 16
B
$54,114 33% above the state average $24,723 26
$82,926 103% above the state average $24,357 97
$85,392 109% above the state average $23,665 167

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.