X-ray of the hip cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 32 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $320 — 34% above the US median ($239), roughly 6.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $89 $104 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield, MA $98 $27 ★ 2/5 275 min —
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA $120 $98 ★ 4/5 253 min —
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $186 $121 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Whittier Pavilion Haverhill, MA $200 $104 — — —
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $214 $133 ★ 2/5 192 min —
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston Boston, MA $223 $103 — — —
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA $229 $194 ★ 2/5 261 min —
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $265 $183 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $270 $105 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $291 $134 ★ 5/5 265 min —
Emerson Hospital W Concord, MA $300 $123 ★ 5/5 208 min —
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $307 $114 ★ 2/5 201 min —
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $307 $114 ★ 4/5 160 min —
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $320 $190 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $320 $190 ★ 5/5 113 min —
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $320 $177 — 154 min —
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $321 $302 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket, MA $338 $112 ★ 3/5 120 min —
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA $340 $110 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $342 $196 ★ 5/5 300 min —
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $342 $196 ★ 5/5 256 min —
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $383 $114 ★ 5/5 288 min —
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc Oak Bluffs, MA $413 $112 ★ 4/5 157 min —
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA $482 $93 ★ 4/5 274 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)
$407
Cash / self-pay
$320
Insurer-negotiated
$118
Medicare pays
$49
$188$796
Median cash $320  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $320 — about 6.6× the Medicare rate ($49). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($98).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $407 list price could save about $87 (21%).

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