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Weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) in Massachusetts: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 22 Massachusetts hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 621

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Emerson Hospital - W Concord$10,6970.8×12026-05-18
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton$10,7540.8×22026-04-01
Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport$11,3310.9×12026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham$11,6660.9×22026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth$12,8611.0×12026-04-01
Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge$13,3601.0×12026-04-01
Beverly Hospital Corporation Beverly$13,9531.1×12026-04-01
Winchester Hospital Winchester$13,9531.1×12026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston$15,0211.1×22026-04-01
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke$15,0321.1×62026-05-01
New England Baptist Hospital Boston$16,0801.2×32026-04-01
Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1 Pittsfield$17,8201.4×32026-03-25
Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc Worcester$19,1851.5×22026-03-26
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington$20,5871.6×12026-03-25
North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams$20,5871.6×12026-03-25
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington$21,9851.7×42026-04-01
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton$22,3181.7×42026-01-28
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston$23,1321.8×42026-03-27
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield$26,7742.0×102026-03-31
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston$30,5952.3×32026-03-27
Lowell General Hospital Lowell$30,6172.3×132026-04-01
Tufts Medical Center Boston$39,6703.0×142026-04-01

MS-DRG 620

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Emerson Hospital - W Concord$11,3490.8×12026-05-18
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton$11,4100.8×22026-04-01
Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport$12,0210.9×12026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham$12,3770.9×22026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth$13,6441.0×12026-04-01
Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge$14,1741.0×12026-04-01
Beverly Hospital Corporation Beverly$14,8031.1×12026-04-01
Winchester Hospital Winchester$14,8031.1×12026-04-01
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston$14,9781.1×12026-03-27
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke$15,9301.1×62026-05-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston$15,9361.1×22026-04-01
Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc Worcester$16,3971.2×32026-03-26
New England Baptist Hospital Boston$17,0591.2×32026-04-01
Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1 Pittsfield$18,9061.4×32026-03-25
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington$21,8411.6×12026-03-25
North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams$21,8411.6×12026-03-25
Lowell General Hospital Lowell$22,9301.6×52026-04-01
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington$23,3241.7×42026-04-01
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton$23,4151.7×42026-01-28
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield$28,4052.0×102026-03-31
Tufts Medical Center Boston$33,2012.4×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 619

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Emerson Hospital - W Concord$20,4760.8×12026-05-18
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton$20,5860.8×22026-04-01
Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport$21,6900.9×12026-04-01
Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc Worcester$21,9730.9×32026-03-26
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham$22,3310.9×22026-04-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth$24,6181.0×12026-04-01
Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge$25,5741.0×12026-04-01
Beverly Hospital Corporation Beverly$26,7081.1×12026-04-01
Winchester Hospital Winchester$26,7081.1×12026-04-01
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke$28,5111.1×62026-05-01
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston$28,7531.1×22026-04-01
New England Baptist Hospital Boston$30,7801.2×32026-04-01
Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1 Pittsfield$34,1121.4×32026-03-25
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton$36,9261.5×42026-01-28
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington$39,4071.6×12026-03-25
North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams$39,4071.6×12026-03-25
Lowell General Hospital Lowell$40,8641.6×42026-04-01
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington$42,0841.7×42026-04-01
Tufts Medical Center Boston$50,6162.0×42026-04-01
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield$51,2512.0×102026-03-31

Questions

How much do insurers pay for weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) in Massachusetts?

22 Massachusetts hospitals post usable commercial rates for weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 621), the median across 22 hospitals is $16,950, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.