CostGrade

Skin Infection (without major complications) cost in Boston, MA

MS-DRG 603 · 5 hospitals in Boston

Charges here run from $18,596 to $52,166 — a difference of $33,570 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Massachusetts hospital charges $15,837.

Hospitals in Boston, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$18,596 17% above the state average $13,301 52
B
$18,755 18% above the state average $11,925 32
B
$20,736 31% above the state average $16,969 22
$48,178 204% above the state average $11,760 52
$52,166 229% above the state average $12,970 60

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.