Bronchoscopy Cost in Boston, MA (2026)

Prices at 5 hospitals in Boston, MA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,691 — 25% above the US median ($2,149), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary	Boston, MA	$1,398	$1,323	—	168 min	13.9%
Tufts Medical Center	Boston, MA	$1,893	$1,852	★ 2/5	211 min	17.2%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston, MA	$2,691	$2,048	★ 5/5	283 min	14.3%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston, MA	$2,691	$2,048	★ 5/5	309 min	14.9%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston	Boston, MA	$3,097	$1,520	—	—	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$3,097

Cash / self-pay

$2,691

Insurer-negotiated

$1,852

Medicare pays

$303

$1,596$2,934

Median cash $2,691 · Medicare $303 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,691 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($303). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($606).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,097 list price could save about $406 (13%).

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Doctors who perform this in Boston

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Colleen Keyes, M.D., M.P.H.	Pulmonary Disease	Boston, MA	68
Erik Folch, MD, MSC	Pulmonary Disease	Boston, MA	65
Kai Swenson, MD	Internal Medicine	Boston, MA	59
Fayez Kheir, M.D.	Pulmonary Disease	Boston, MA	55
Jason Beattie, MD	Internal Medicine	Boston, MA	51
Margaret Marshall, MD	Thoracic Surgery	Boston, MA	42
Hyun Kim, M.D.	Pulmonary Disease	Boston, MA	40
Kathleen Haley, MD	Pulmonary Disease	Boston, MA	35
Mihir Parikh, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Boston, MA	34
Alissa Sodickson, M.D.	Anesthesiology	Boston, MA	33
Alyssa Perez, M.D.	Pulmonary Disease	Boston, MA	32
Caroline Gross, M.D.	Anesthesiology	Boston, MA	29

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