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Massachusetts Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Massachusetts healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 53
Shoppable Procedures 141
vs U.S. Median Price +21% above the U.S. average
How Massachusetts prices compare 141 procedures · +21% vs U.S. median
Vaginal delivery
U.S. median
$2,748
In Massachusetts
$5,129
+$2,381 more here
U.S.
MA

Across 141 shoppable procedures, Massachusetts hospitals typically charge above the national median — worth shopping around. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Massachusetts

Best value: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod (East Sandwich) — about 55% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Massachusetts

Across the 58 Massachusetts hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

UnitedHealthcare 49 of 58 hospitals
Blue Cross Blue Shield 48 of 58 hospitals
Aetna 47 of 58 hospitals
Cigna 45 of 58 hospitals
Humana 22 of 58 hospitals

Also negotiating in Massachusetts: Harvard Pilgrim (40) · Tufts Health Plan (40) · WellSense (22) · UniCare (19) · Molina (9) · AmeriHealth (4).

All hospitals in Massachusetts

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse Massachusetts by area

Local price pages for each Massachusetts metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Massachusetts

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Massachusetts.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →