Colonoscopy cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 28 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,948 — 11% above the US median ($1,754), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $1,126 $1,426 ★ 2/5 192 min
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield, MA $1,281 $106 ★ 2/5 275 min
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA $1,498 $1,400 ★ 2/5 261 min
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $1,559 $1,188 ★ 3/5 146 min
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $1,664 $1,441 ★ 2/5 201 min
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $1,664 $1,448 ★ 4/5 160 min
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $1,743 $872 ★ 2/5 208 min
Emerson Hospital W Concord, MA $1,745 $1,597 ★ 5/5 208 min
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $1,786 $1,502 ★ 3/5 208 min
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket, MA $1,893 $1,499 ★ 3/5 120 min
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $1,904 $1,120 ★ 5/5 265 min
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc Oak Bluffs, MA $1,948 $1,846 ★ 4/5 157 min
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $1,966 $1,384 ★ 5/5 288 min
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $1,966 $1,120 ★ 5/5 300 min
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $1,966 $1,120 ★ 5/5 256 min
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $2,540 $1,968 ★ 4/5 254 min
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $2,540 $2,117 ★ 5/5 113 min
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $2,540 $2,113 154 min
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $2,668 $1,646 ★ 3/5 153 min
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals Leominster, MA $5,428 $1,434 ★ 3/5 253 min
Umass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA $5,428 $1,434 ★ 3/5 209 min
Umass Memorial Healthcare-Marlborough Hospital Marlborough, MA $5,428 $1,434 ★ 2/5 226 min
Umass Memorial Medical Center/university Campus Worcester, MA $5,428 $1,434 ★ 3/5 291 min

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 September 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)
$2,621
Cash / self-pay
$1,948
Insurer-negotiated
$1,434
Medicare pays
$480
$1,510$5,428
Median cash $1,948  ·  Medicare $480  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,948 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($480). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($960).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,621 list price could save about $673 (26%).

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