Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) Cost in Worcester, MA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Worcester, MA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,108 — 169% above the US median ($411), roughly 19.4× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Umass Memorial Medical Center/university Campus	Worcester, MA	$1,108	$380	★ 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)

$1,108

Cash / self-pay

$1,108

Insurer-negotiated

$28

Medicare pays

$57

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,108 — about 19.4× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).

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Doctors who perform this in Worcester

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
Charles Birbara, M.D.	Rheumatology	Worcester, MA	196
James Hurowitz, MD	Internal Medicine	Worcester, MA	28
Neil Feldman, DPM	Podiatry	Worcester, MA	23
Donald Pelto, DPM	Podiatry	Worcester, MA	19
Bradley Schaffer, MD	Hand Surgery	Worcester, MA	16
Demian Mousad, M.D	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Worcester, MA	16

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