Office visit, new patient (level 5) cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 32 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $429 — 35% above the US median ($317), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $104 $192 ★ 2/5 201 min
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $107 $207 ★ 4/5 160 min
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $160 $382 ★ 3/5 194 min
Taunton State Hospital Taunton, MA $162 $162
Cape Cod & Islands Community Mental Health Center Pocasset, MA $162 $162
Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital Worcester, MA $162 $162
Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center Boston, MA $162 $162
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA $204 ★ 4/5 274 min
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $215 $215 ★ 3/5 153 min
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals Leominster, MA $228 $175 ★ 3/5 253 min
Umass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA $228 $175 ★ 3/5 209 min
Umass Memorial Healthcare-Marlborough Hospital Marlborough, MA $228 $175 ★ 2/5 226 min
Umass Memorial Medical Center/university Campus Worcester, MA $228 $175 ★ 3/5 291 min
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA $280 $228 ★ 4/5 253 min
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc Oak Bluffs, MA $297 $368 ★ 4/5 157 min
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $429 $336 ★ 5/5 113 min
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield, MA $449 $133 ★ 2/5 275 min
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $491 $357 ★ 4/5 254 min
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $491 $314 154 min
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $542 $375 ★ 2/5 208 min
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $561 $499 ★ 5/5 265 min
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $571 $245 ★ 2/5 192 min
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA $571 $389 ★ 2/5 174 min
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $607 $162 ★ 3/5 146 min
Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc Worcester, MA $681 $189

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)
$449
Cash / self-pay
$429
Insurer-negotiated
$215
Medicare pays
$237
$162$827
Median cash $429  ·  Medicare $237  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $429 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $449 list price could save about $20 (4%).

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