Blood type test cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 33 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $80 — 35% above the US median ($59), roughly 26.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $21 $45 ★ 3/5 194 min
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $39 $79 ★ 2/5 192 min
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket, MA $39 $48 ★ 3/5 120 min
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $41 $32 ★ 4/5 254 min
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $41 $28 ★ 5/5 113 min
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $41 $27 154 min
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston Boston, MA $58 $5
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA $63 $86 ★ 2/5 261 min
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA $65 $67 174 min
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $65 $57 ★ 5/5 265 min
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $70 $108 ★ 2/5 201 min
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $70 $126 ★ 4/5 160 min
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $77 $74 ★ 5/5 288 min
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $77 $79 ★ 5/5 300 min
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $77 $79 ★ 5/5 256 min
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield, MA $80 $45 ★ 2/5 275 min
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc Oak Bluffs, MA $94 $99 ★ 4/5 157 min
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $105 $56 ★ 3/5 146 min
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA $110 $56 ★ 2/5 174 min
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA $113 $46 ★ 4/5 253 min
Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc Worcester, MA $200 $4
St Vincent Hospital Worcester, MA $200 $4 ★ 2/5 206 min
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $201 $189 ★ 2/5 208 min
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA $216 $3 ★ 4/5 274 min
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $228 $57 ★ 3/5 208 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)
$126
Cash / self-pay
$80
Insurer-negotiated
$57
Medicare pays
$3
$39$244
Median cash $80  ·  Medicare $3  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $80 — about 26.6× the Medicare rate ($3). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($6).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $126 list price could save about $46 (37%).

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