Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 066

Stroke cost in Massachusetts, without complications

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $7,508 per stay at 18 Massachusetts hospitals, 6% above the national average of $7,115. That is the 13th highest of 50 states. Half of Massachusetts hospitals averaged between $6,117 and $8,479.

Medicare’s name: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction without CC/MCC (MS-DRG 066)

Also known as: Stroke

Massachusetts figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $7,508
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $6,117–$8,479
Medicare’s share: $5,04167% of the payment
Average billed charge: $21,384
Hospitals reporting: 18348 stays

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National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $7,115
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $5,819–$7,954
Medicare’s share: $4,69966% of the payment
Average billed charge: $41,930
Hospitals reporting: 5589,902 stays

Hospitals in Massachusetts

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Average payment across these 18 hospitals: $7,508National $7,115 · Massachusetts $7,508
Median hospital: $7,093
Lowest to highest: $5,532–$13,417
Medicare stays: 348

18 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction without CC/MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · CCN 220084	15	$5,532	22% below the national average	$4,008	$15,676
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	15	$5,761	19% below the national average	$4,238	$17,994
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	12	$5,871	17% below the national average	$4,511	$23,504
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	52	$5,878	17% below the national average	$4,134	$17,223
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	14	$6,069	15% below the national average	$4,347	$15,239
Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · CCN 220029	16	$6,260	12% below the national average	$4,310	$15,824
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	36	$6,436	About average	$4,274	$19,398
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	22	$6,815	About average	$4,522	$18,864
Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · CCN 220010	13	$7,051	About average	$5,620	$21,474
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	29	$7,136	About average	$5,551	$23,935
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · CCN 220135	11	$7,142	About average	$3,636	$25,266
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · CCN 220001	13	$7,463	About average	$4,379	$19,942
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	15	$8,136	14% above the national average	$5,487	$13,977
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	21	$8,594	21% above the national average	$5,139	$15,979
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	12	$9,094	28% above the national average	$4,611	$20,603
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	13	$9,124	28% above the national average	$7,021	$32,281
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	11	$10,947	54% above the national average	$5,889	$50,834
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	28	$13,417	89% above the national average	$8,778	$32,046

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
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2020: 16,364 stays at 828 hospitals · 2021: 14,979 stays at 771 hospitals · 2022: 12,200 stays at 663 hospitals · 2023: 11,368 stays at 612 hospitals · 2024: 9,902 stays at 558 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction without CC/MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$6,409	$34K
2021	$6,579	$36K
2022	$6,692	$38K
2023	$6,815	$40K
2024	$7,115	$42K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction without CC/MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Arkansas	5	94	$4,963	$4,810–$5,016
Louisiana	12	193	$5,282	$4,837–$5,603
Vermont	1	22	$5,386	$5,386–$5,386
Nebraska	2	31	$5,470	$5,462–$5,482
Iowa	8	134	$5,607	$5,019–$5,673
District of Columbia	1	21	$5,768	$5,768–$5,768
Missouri	14	253	$5,867	$5,568–$6,210
Minnesota	8	145	$5,874	$5,369–$6,591
Mississippi	6	157	$5,898	$5,348–$5,968
North Dakota	3	42	$5,904	$5,668–$6,170
Idaho	2	34	$5,965	$5,757–$6,040
Montana	2	34	$6,015	$5,990–$6,115
Tennessee	12	198	$6,122	$5,249–$6,755
Kentucky	8	168	$6,208	$4,871–$5,862
Indiana	14	200	$6,221	$5,785–$6,228
Alabama	7	140	$6,256	$5,575–$6,999
Arizona	14	261	$6,257	$5,638–$6,691
Wisconsin	2	30	$6,297	$5,930–$6,931
Florida	39	715	$6,388	$5,418–$6,865
Ohio	16	253	$6,397	$5,858–$6,923
Delaware	4	131	$6,475	$5,959–$6,455
Virginia	21	398	$6,488	$5,454–$6,942
Pennsylvania	28	513	$6,547	$5,499–$6,774
South Carolina	15	270	$6,653	$5,354–$6,932
New Mexico	3	43	$6,684	$6,545–$7,080
Washington	12	202	$6,789	$6,363–$7,158
Illinois	25	492	$6,872	$6,025–$7,082
Texas	29	475	$6,900	$6,093–$7,363
West Virginia	5	92	$6,986	$6,089–$7,642
North Carolina	25	420	$7,037	$5,838–$7,211
New Jersey	20	342	$7,088	$6,116–$7,813
South Dakota	3	63	$7,129	$6,295–$7,541
Nevada	2	40	$7,175	$6,770–$7,310
Colorado	3	57	$7,193	$6,337–$7,318
Michigan	14	209	$7,202	$6,310–$7,267
Kansas	4	75	$7,418	$6,186–$8,208
Oklahoma	6	78	$7,457	$6,440–$7,987
Massachusetts	18	348	$7,508	$6,117–$8,479
New Hampshire	2	45	$7,583	$6,817–$8,285
Maine	1	30	$7,743	$7,743–$7,743
Georgia	11	192	$7,894	$6,139–$8,704
Oregon	4	51	$8,014	$7,781–$8,450
Utah	4	91	$8,082	$6,776–$9,085
Connecticut	4	54	$8,175	$7,945–$8,262
Rhode Island	3	56	$8,190	$7,615–$8,687
California	54	888	$8,480	$7,301–$8,391
Alaska	3	34	$8,880	$7,834–$9,824
New York	30	564	$8,976	$7,045–$9,365
Maryland	26	480	$9,660	$8,121–$10,554
Hawaii	3	44	$11,572	$10,738–$13,340

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.