All published prices at Massachusetts General Hospital

350 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.

Procedure	Patients	Charged	Actually paid	vs national
Skin Grafts and Wound Debridement for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders Wit MS-DRG 623 · Inpatient stay	14	$105,351	$24,390	+32%
Other Factors Influencing Health Status MS-DRG 951 · Inpatient stay	13	$42,904	$8,693	+95%
Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant MS-DRG 005 · Inpatient stay	13	$808,624	$151,329	+13%
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon with Major Complications MS-DRG 268 · Inpatient stay	13	$499,103	$92,630	+49%
Other Digestive System Operating Room Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 357 · Inpatient stay	13	$92,928	$25,459	-12%
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay	13	$111,475	$26,535	+51%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 674 · Inpatient stay	13	$73,023	$26,807	-25%
Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Complications MS-DRG 386 · Inpatient stay	13	$48,440	$12,701	+22%
Non-extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with MS-DRG 988 · Inpatient stay	13	$103,190	$21,975	+36%
Ventricular Shunt Procedures with Major Complications MS-DRG 031 · Inpatient stay	13	$161,482	$47,598	-40%
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with Major Complications MS-DRG 564 · Inpatient stay	13	$167,000	$36,808	+160%
Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Complications MS-DRG 574 · Inpatient stay	13	$140,550	$39,919	about average
Atherosclerosis with Major Complications MS-DRG 302 · Inpatient stay	13	$55,485	$14,655	about average
Skin Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Complications MS-DRG 577 · Inpatient stay	13	$142,747	$37,186	+25%
Chest Pain MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay	12	$80,541	$8,638	+139%
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 661 · Inpatient stay	12	$50,651	$12,860	+8%
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-malignancy with Complications/mcc MS-DRG 742 · Inpatient stay	12	$136,308	$30,778	+51%
Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room MS-DRG 828 · Inpatient stay	12	$77,718	$22,772	-28%
Cardiac Defibrillator Implant without Major Complications MS-DRG 277 · Inpatient stay	12	$155,915	$54,512	-25%
Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators MS-DRG 029 · Inpatient stay	12	$115,477	$37,820	-26%
Disorders of the Biliary Tract without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 446 · Inpatient stay	12	$47,246	$11,091	+4%
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Major Complications MS-DRG 471 · Inpatient stay	12	$188,028	$58,246	-13%
Minor Skin Disorders without Major Complications MS-DRG 607 · Inpatient stay	12	$54,808	$13,467	+44%
Reticuloendothelial and Immunity Disorders with Complications MS-DRG 815 · Inpatient stay	12	$68,339	$14,526	-9%
Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with Major Complications MS-DRG 579 · Inpatient stay	12	$120,226	$35,557	-37%
Transurethral Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 669 · Inpatient stay	12	$64,546	$18,967	-10%
Non-bacterial Infection of Nervous System Except Viral Meningitis with Major Complications MS-DRG 097 · Inpatient stay	12	$168,707	$51,035	-14%
Stroke (uncomplicated) MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay	11	$50,834	$10,947	+42%
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay	11	$109,510	$28,463	+65%
Heart Attack (uncomplicated) MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay	11	$53,025	$11,520	+38%
Hypertension with Major Complications MS-DRG 304 · Inpatient stay	11	$117,271	$17,261	+135%
Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Complications MS-DRG 240 · Inpatient stay	11	$148,735	$35,797	+23%
Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications MS-DRG 448 · Inpatient stay	11	$147,291	$48,954	+4%
Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications MS-DRG 451 · Inpatient stay	11	$115,701	$39,616	about average
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical MS-DRG 402 · Inpatient stay	11	$143,527	$46,615	about average
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 419 · Inpatient stay	11	$71,660	$15,792	about average
Otitis Media and Uri without Major Complications MS-DRG 153 · Inpatient stay	11	$32,081	$10,120	-28%
Other Heart Assist System Implant MS-DRG 215 · Inpatient stay	11	$509,050	$131,412	+26%
Fever and Inflammatory Conditions MS-DRG 864 · Inpatient stay	11	$34,703	$10,911	-24%
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications MS-DRG 656 · Inpatient stay	11	$276,076	$56,370	+57%
Other Disorders of the Eye without Major Complications MS-DRG 125 · Inpatient stay	11	$53,337	$11,660	+25%
Major Male Pelvic Procedures with Complications/mcc MS-DRG 707 · Inpatient stay	11	$99,190	$23,538	about average
Major Male Pelvic Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 708 · Inpatient stay	11	$77,611	$19,230	-10%
Pleural Effusion with Complications MS-DRG 187 · Inpatient stay	11	$53,265	$13,480	-4%
Peritoneal Adhesiolysis without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 337 · Inpatient stay	11	$93,697	$18,497	+23%
Skin Debridement with Complications MS-DRG 571 · Inpatient stay	11	$94,207	$19,912	+15%
Soft Tissue Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 502 · Inpatient stay	11	$109,132	$18,600	+14%
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis without MS-DRG 983 · Inpatient stay	11	$83,557	$19,324	+14%
Inborn and Other Disorders of Metabolism MS-DRG 642 · Inpatient stay	11	$156,311	$24,005	about average
Level 2 Electrophysiologic Procedures APC 5212 · Hospital outpatient visit	11	$45,511	$8,021	about average

These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.