X-ray of the knee (2 views) cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 31 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $327 — 39% above the US median ($236), roughly 9.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $85 $105 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield, MA $152 $16 ★ 2/5 275 min —
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $154 $114 ★ 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 — — —
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA $219 $105 ★ 2/5 261 min —
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $233 $175 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $264 $104 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $278 $256 ★ 5/5 265 min —
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA $292 $89 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Emerson Hospital W Concord, MA $300 $105 ★ 5/5 208 min —
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston Boston, MA $307 $78 — — —
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $319 $110 ★ 2/5 192 min —
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $327 $131 ★ 5/5 288 min —
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $327 $294 ★ 5/5 300 min —
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $327 $294 ★ 5/5 256 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 —
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket, MA $404 $112 ★ 3/5 120 min —
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $405 $105 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA $487 $95 ★ 4/5 274 min —
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $625 $625 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc Worcester, MA $1,072 $33 — — —

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)
$405
Cash / self-pay
$327
Insurer-negotiated
$112
Medicare pays
$34
$154$1,660
Median cash $327  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $327 — about 9.5× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($69).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $405 list price could save about $78 (19%).

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