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Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without with Complications/with major complications Cost in Massachusetts

Medicare DRG 520. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in MA
$63,500
Range (lowest–highest)
$35,962$88,052
Avg Medicare pays
$12,692
Hospitals
3
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · BOSTON19$88,052$22,311
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · BOSTON13$66,486$16,651
LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, BURLINGTON · BURLINGTON11$35,962$17,059

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).