X-ray of the ankle cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 31 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $385 — 40% above the US median ($276), roughly 10.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $85 $104 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $154 $112 ★ 2/5 201 min —
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $154 $113 ★ 4/5 160 min —
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA $163 $89 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Whittier Pavilion Haverhill, MA $175 $104 — — —
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA $182 $98 ★ 4/5 253 min —
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $226 $105 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $233 $175 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA $248 $206 ★ 2/5 261 min —
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $314 $216 ★ 5/5 265 min —
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $319 $110 ★ 2/5 192 min —
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $321 $321 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Emerson Hospital W Concord, MA $351 $105 ★ 5/5 208 min —
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $385 $228 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $385 $229 ★ 5/5 113 min —
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $385 $207 — 154 min —
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $443 $271 ★ 5/5 288 min —
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $443 $440 ★ 5/5 300 min —
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $443 $440 ★ 5/5 256 min —
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc Oak Bluffs, MA $461 $308 ★ 4/5 157 min —
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston Boston, MA $479 $80 — — —
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA $505 $95 ★ 4/5 274 min —
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $559 $105 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals Leominster, MA $663 $111 ★ 3/5 253 min —
Umass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA $663 $111 ★ 3/5 209 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 October 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)
$468
Cash / self-pay
$385
Insurer-negotiated
$111
Medicare pays
$37
$154$663
Median cash $385  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $385 — about 10.4× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $468 list price could save about $83 (18%).

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