Wound debridement Cost in Boston, MA (2026)

Prices at 5 hospitals in Boston, MA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,198 — 65% above the US median ($727), roughly 6.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston, MA	$990	$474	★ 5/5	288 min	—
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston, MA	$990	$470	★ 5/5	300 min	—
Tufts Medical Center	Boston, MA	$1,198	$893	★ 2/5	208 min	—
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary	Boston, MA	$1,485	$474	—	174 min	—
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston	Boston, MA	$2,245	$505	—	—	—

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)

$1,712

Cash / self-pay

$1,198

Insurer-negotiated

$474

Medicare pays

$186

$990$1,941

Median cash $1,198 · Medicare $186 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,198 — about 6.4× the Medicare rate ($186). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($372).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,712 list price could save about $514 (30%).

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Doctors who perform this in Boston

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
Thomas Lyons, DPM	Podiatry	Boston, MA	360
Sarah Mildrum, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Boston, MA	315
Christopher Locke, DPM	Podiatry	Boston, MA	282
Andrew Servais, M.D.	General Surgery	Boston, MA	212
Christopher Tveter, DPM	Podiatry	Boston, MA	203
Nicole Martinez, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Boston, MA	195
Barry Rosenblum, DPM	Podiatry	Boston, MA	152
Timothy Cavanaugh, M.D.	Family Practice	Boston, MA	144
John Giurini, DPM	Podiatry	Boston, MA	132
Nicole Martinez, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Boston, MA	128
Kasi Lampropoulos	Nurse Practitioner	Boston, MA	121
Kevin Riemer, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Boston, MA	108

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