Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary — prices & quality

Published cash, insurer and chargemaster prices for 148 procedures at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA — from its federally-required machine-readable file.

8% belowthe US average price, across 148 priced procedures
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243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114

Patient survey★★★★☆
Would recommend84%
ER wait (median)168 min
30-day readmission13.9%
Patient safety (PSI-90)Average
Infections vs nationalAverage

Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private

Price vs US average = median of this hospital’s cash prices against the national median across 148 procedures. Quality ratings from CMS Care Compare.

All published prices

ProcedureCashChargemasterInsurerMedicareEst. you pay
Abscess drainage (simple) $238 $317 $219 $129
Abscess incision and drainage $238 $317 $219 $174
Albumin blood test $24 $32 $19 $5
Alkaline phosphatase test $24 $32 $19 $5
ALT liver enzyme test $47 $62 $32 $5
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test $154 $205 $132 $12
AST liver enzyme test $24 $32 $16 $5
Barium swallow study $1,275 $1,700 $211 $107
Basic metabolic panel $287 $383 $246 $8
Benign skin lesion removal $838 $1,117 $749 $171
Blood clotting test (PT/INR) $47 $63 $41 $4
Blood type and screen $112 $149 $115 $10
Blood type test $65 $87 $67 $3
Blood type test (ABO group) $71 $94 $73 $3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen) $60 $80 $62 $3
Botox for migraine $458 $610 $283 $157
Bronchoscopy $1,398 $1,864 $1,323 $303
C-reactive protein (CRP) $83 $111 $71 $5
Calcium blood test $54 $72 $42 $5
Cataract surgery $2,393 $3,190 $1,633 $547
CEA tumor marker test $139 $185 $95 $19
Chalazion (eyelid cyst) removal $379 $505 $284 $131
Chemotherapy infusion $363 $485 $394 $81
Chemotherapy infusion (each additional) $95 $126 $85 $28
Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) $632 $843 $394 $133
Chest X-ray $105 $140 $105 $37
Chest X-ray (1 view) $105 $140 $105 $25
Chest X-ray (2 views) $105 $140 $105 $33
Clotting time test (PTT) $47 $63 $41 $6
Complete blood count (CBC) $89 $119 $61 $7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete) $75 $100 $51 $8
Comprehensive eye exam $125 $166 $153 $138
Comprehensive metabolic panel $447 $596 $384 $11
Copper blood test $215 $287 $147 $12
Cortisol test $133 $177 $91 $16
Creatine kinase (CK) test $89 $119 $61 $7
CT angiography of the chest $1,624 $2,165 $687 $281
CT angiography of the head $2,264 $3,018 $211 $274
CT scan of the abdomen $1,205 $1,607 $211 $230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis $684 $912 $424 $300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast $1,097 $1,463 $424 $300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast $684 $912 $536 $183
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast $1,205 $1,607 $211 $230
CT scan of the chest $1,005 $1,341 $211 $167
CT scan of the chest with contrast $1,103 $1,471 $211 $167
CT scan of the chest without contrast $908 $1,210 $126 $133
CT scan of the head $912 $1,216 $211 $148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast $1,101 $1,468 $211 $173
CT scan of the head with contrast $912 $1,216 $211 $148
CT scan of the head without contrast $688 $917 $126 $107
CT scan of the neck $1,118 $1,491 $211 $183
CT scan of the neck with and without contrast $1,373 $1,830 $211 $220
CT scan of the neck with contrast $1,118 $1,491 $211 $183
CT scan of the neck without contrast $922 $1,229 $126 $150
CT scan of the sinuses $1,148 $1,531 $202 $152
CT scan of the sinuses with and without contrast $1,410 $1,880 $687 $184
CT scan of the sinuses with contrast $1,148 $1,531 $211 $152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast $939 $1,252 $126 $128
Droopy eyelid repair (ptosis) $2,136 $2,848 $2,466 $745
Ear pressure test (tympanometry) $207 $276 $47 $16
Ear tubes (myringotomy) $1,305 $1,740 $755 $174
EKG / ECG (tracing only) $136 $181 $71 $7
Electrocardiogram (EKG) $136 $181 $71 $8
Emergency department visit $893 $1,190 $728 $69
Emergency department visit (level 5) $893 $1,190 $728 $171
Esophageal dilation $988 $1,317 $762 $522
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) $2,613 $3,484 $2,172 $552
Feeding tube (PEG) placement $1,373 $1,830 $1,696 $178
Ferritin (iron) test $137 $182 $93 $14
Folate (folic acid) test $179 $239 $155 $15
Foreign body removal (skin) $409 $545 $359 $157
Free T4 thyroid test $99 $132 $86 $9
Hearing test (audiometry) $476 $635 $186 $36
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) $125 $167 $86 $10
Hepatitis B test $163 $217 $140 $10
Hepatitis C test $156 $208 $107 $14
HPV vaccine $403 $538 $408 —
Iron blood test $23 $31 $20 $6
IV infusion therapy $207 $276 $250 $44
IV infusion therapy (each additional) $62 $82 $59 $21
IV infusion therapy (initial) $352 $469 $250 $67
Laryngoscopy $987 $1,317 $231 $189
LDH test $61 $81 $41 $6
Lipid (cholesterol) panel $219 $292 $188 $13
Liver function panel $215 $287 $185 $8
Lung function test (PFT) $185 $247 $189 $37
Magnesium blood test $137 $182 $106 $7
Mohs skin cancer surgery $643 $857 $689 $535
MRA of the brain $1,898 $2,531 $287 $226
MRA of the neck $2,424 $3,232 $785 $245
MRA of the neck with contrast $1,988 $2,650 $1,301 $245
MRA of the neck without contrast $2,861 $3,814 $405 $343
MRI of the brain $2,130 $2,840 $424 $269
MRI of the brain with contrast $2,130 $2,840 $424 $269
MRI of the brain without contrast $1,958 $2,610 $287 $195
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) $2,499 $3,332 $869 $270
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) $2,333 $3,110 $386 $271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with and without contrast $2,333 $3,110 $405 $319
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) without contrast $1,736 $2,314 $231 $190
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) $2,130 $2,841 $405 $274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast $2,530 $3,373 $424 $318
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast $1,731 $2,308 $287 $191
Nebulizer breathing treatment $257 $342 $260 $9
Office visit (established patient) $125 $166 $129 $115
Office visit, established patient (level 3) $125 $166 $129 $95
Orthopedic hardware removal $2,354 $3,139 $3,399 $632
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test $409 $545 $317 $41
Phosphorus blood test $23 $31 $18 $5
Physical therapy evaluation $201 $268 $137 $98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) $201 $268 $137 $98
Prolactin test $354 $472 $242 $19
Retina scan (OCT) $107 $142 $71 $33
Retinal (fundus) photography $208 $277 $153 $37
Routine eye exam $125 $166 $153 $88
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test $47 $63 $41 $3
Septoplasty (deviated septum) $1,350 $1,800 $1,046 $613
Sinus surgery (endoscopic) $2,624 $3,498 $2,623 $224
Skin biopsy $203 $271 $236 $121
Skin biopsy (punch) $203 $271 $474 $121
Skin cancer lesion removal $946 $1,261 $621 $240
Skin graft $722 $963 $2,766 $898
Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) $248 $330 $202 $36
Skin tag removal $838 $1,117 $202 $92
Sleep study (polysomnography) $1,802 $2,403 $1,208 $691
Speech therapy $384 $512 $262 $76
Spirometry (lung function test) $185 $247 $189 $30
Swallow study $197 $263 $154 $85
T3 thyroid test $78 $104 $68 $14
Thyroid test (TSH) $170 $226 $131 $17
Thyroid ultrasound $338 $451 $126 $109
Total IgE allergy test $137 $182 $93 $16
Trigger point injection $294 $392 $283 $56
Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles) $294 $392 $283 $52
Turbinate reduction $2,753 $3,671 $3,306 $294
Urinalysis $18 $24 $12 $3
Urine microalbumin test $81 $108 $70 $5
Urine pregnancy test $73 $97 $62 $9
Vaccine administration $25 $33 $23 $19
Visual field test $177 $236 $153 $64
Vitamin B12 test $203 $270 $176 $15
Vitamin D test $693 $924 $537 $30
Vocal cord injection $2,770 $3,693 $3,134 $211
Wart removal $838 $1,117 $202 $121
Wound debridement $1,485 $1,980 $474 $186
X-ray of the abdomen $105 $140 $105 $36
X-ray of the skull $438 $584 $443 $40
YAG laser capsulotomy (eye) $1,559 $2,078 $651 $335
Zinc blood test $105 $140 $91 $11
What the columns mean
  • Cash — the hospital’s self-pay price if you don’t use insurance.
  • Chargemaster — the full list (sticker) price, before any discount.
  • Insurer — the median rate insurers have negotiated (pick your insurer above to see its rate).
  • Medicare — what Medicare pays — a benchmark for judging whether a price is fair.
  • Est. you pay — your estimated out-of-pocket cost for the deductible and coinsurance you enter above.

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Doctors affiliated with Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Clinicians who report a care affiliation with this hospital in CMS data, ranked by Medicare patient volume. A signal from Original Medicare, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyMedicare patients
Sanjay Saini, MDDiagnostic Radiology24,172
Anne Kushwaha, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology4,075
Subba Digumarthy, MDDiagnostic Radiology3,221
Mark Anderson, MDDiagnostic Radiology3,173
David Reed, M.D.Ophthalmology2,919
Mandakolathur Murali, MDAllergy/ Immunology2,751
Miriam Englander-Paschalis Ilios, M.D.Ophthalmology2,573
Babak Jian Seyedahmadi, M.D.Ophthalmology2,546
Delphine Lui, MDDiagnostic Radiology2,289
Matthew Gilman, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology2,261
Joanne Shepard, MDDiagnostic Radiology2,222
Shaunagh Mcdermott, MBBCHDiagnostic Radiology2,207
Christopher Newton-Cheh, MD MPHAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology2,123
Ryan Chung, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology2,067
Mark Dacey, M.D.Ophthalmology2,065

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View this hospital’s source price file ↗. Source: this hospital’s machine-readable file (45 CFR §180), retrieved Jun 2026; Medicare from CMS fee schedules; quality from CMS Care Compare. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.