Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -

243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114 · (617) 523-7900

Charges close to what care is actually paid for

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary - billed $2.41 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.

See all 26 prices How we grade

Charge-to-payment: 2.4x; volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced: 26; inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in MA: #26; lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars: Not rated; shown for context, not in the grade

How this grade was reached

Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.

Inpatient charge markup 31.0/35

Better than 89% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 23.8/25

Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 26.5/30

Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 8.8/10

Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.

What this hospital treats most

The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.

Procedure	Patients	Charged	Actually paid	vs national
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit	3,528	$6,200	$2,489	-47%
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit	1,036	$10,943	$4,341	-47%
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit	733	$4,319	$1,813	-62%
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit	711	$7,558	$2,499	-48%
Level 5 ENT Procedures APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit	291	$19,112	$6,289	-44%
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit	262	$8,199	$3,978	-64%
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit	246	$13,498	$5,613	-44%
Level 3 ENT Procedures APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit	230	$3,465	$1,627	-46%
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit	204	$17,199	$7,236	-55%
Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures APC 5504 · Hospital outpatient visit	119	$12,597	$4,152	-46%

Where its charges run furthest above the national middle

Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.

Procedure	Charged	Actually paid	vs national
Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Malignancy with Complications MS-DRG 147 · Inpatient stay	$33,837	$20,684	about average
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit	$18,804	$4,094	-21%
Intraocular Procedures with Complications/mcc MS-DRG 116 · Inpatient stay	$37,392	$25,793	-24%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit	$6,608	$1,741	-34%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit	$11,237	$3,052	-36%
Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 141 · Inpatient stay	$71,316	$30,436	-39%
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit	$65,596	$32,493	-42%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit	$19,565	$6,011	-44%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure	Charged	Actually paid	vs national
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit	$8,199	$3,978	-64%
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit	$4,319	$1,813	-62%
Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Major Complications MS-DRG 011 · Inpatient stay	$119,075	$64,777	-59%
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit	$17,199	$7,236	-55%
Major Male Pelvic Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 708 · Inpatient stay	$40,466	$19,884	-53%
Level 4 ENT Procedures APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit	$8,920	$3,432	-53%
Major Head and Neck Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 142 · Inpatient stay	$43,332	$21,941	-52%
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit	$19,318	$7,003	-51%

What this page cannot tell you

It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.

Lower markups near Boston

A
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2.1x · Boston, MA
A
New England Baptist Hospital
2.2x · Boston, MA
B
Boston Medical Center
2.2x · Boston, MA
B
Tufts Medical Center
2.6x · Boston, MA
C
Brigham And Women's Hospital
4.0x · Boston, MA
C
Massachusetts General Hospital
4.1x · Boston, MA

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The record

CMS provider number: 220075
Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency department: Yes
Setting: Metropolitan area core: primary flow within an urbanized area of 50,000 and greater

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient and Outpatient utilisation files and Hospital General Information. See the files.