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Posted commercial rates at 27 Massachusetts hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 43246
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston | $1,335 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-03-27 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston | $1,516 | 0.7× | 2 | 2026-03-27 |
| Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield | $1,696 | 0.7× | 27 | 2026-03-31 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth | $1,696 | 0.7× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc Worcester | $1,696 | 0.7× | 3 | 2026-03-26 |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke | $2,178 | 0.9× | 14 | 2026-05-01 |
| Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston | $2,208 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton | $2,210 | 1.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emerson Hospital - W Concord | $2,303 | 1.0× | 6 | 2026-05-18 |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston | $2,310 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester | $2,378 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Umass Memorial Health-Milford Regional Medical Ctr Milford | $2,419 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington | $2,426 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Beverly Hospital Corporation Beverly | $2,455 | 1.1× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1 Pittsfield | $2,463 | 1.1× | 9 | 2026-03-25 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport | $2,565 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton | $2,760 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams | $2,804 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-03-25 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth | $2,845 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge | $2,897 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington | $2,916 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-03-25 |
| Boston Medical Center-South Brockton | $3,062 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-03-13 |
| Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton | $3,148 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-03-13 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham | $3,358 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston | $3,726 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell | $4,159 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston | $4,165 | 1.8× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for feeding tube placement (peg) in Massachusetts?
27 Massachusetts hospitals post usable commercial rates for feeding tube placement (peg) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 43246, hospital outpatient, the median across 27 hospitals is $2,455, 1.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.