X-ray of the forearm cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 24 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $308 — 28% above the US median ($241), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $85 $142 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA $95 $89 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $154 $112 ★ 2/5 201 min —
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $154 $113 ★ 4/5 160 min —
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA $173 $98 ★ 4/5 253 min —
Whittier Pavilion Haverhill, MA $175 $104 — — —
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $233 $117 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $234 $105 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $263 $205 ★ 5/5 265 min —
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $279 $279 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $308 $194 ★ 5/5 288 min —
Emerson Hospital W Concord, MA $308 $105 ★ 5/5 208 min —
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $308 $104 ★ 5/5 300 min —
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $308 $104 ★ 5/5 256 min —
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $319 $110 ★ 2/5 192 min —
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $365 $216 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $365 $217 ★ 5/5 113 min —
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $365 $196 — 154 min —
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston Boston, MA $384 $78 — — —
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $419 $105 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA $505 $95 ★ 4/5 274 min —
Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc Worcester, MA $1,037 $32 — — —
St Vincent Hospital Worcester, MA $1,037 $32 ★ 2/5 206 min —
North Shore Medical Center Salem, MA $1,348 $89 ★ 5/5 271 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)
$384
Cash / self-pay
$308
Insurer-negotiated
$105
Medicare pays
$29
$154$877
Median cash $308  ·  Medicare $29  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $308 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($29). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($58).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $384 list price could save about $77 (20%).

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