Open Heart Surgery Cost in Massachusetts (2026)
11.5% above average — premium pricing market · MA
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why open heart surgery costs what it does in Massachusetts.
Regional Price Parity
Massachusetts's cost-of-living index sits at 111.5 — above the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
14 facilities perform this procedure in Massachusetts — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At +11.5% above the national average ($150,000), Massachusetts sits in premium territory. Likely drivers: high demand, metro concentration, or tier-one facility networks.
Open Heart Surgery in Massachusetts: What to Know
Massachusetts offers robust open-heart surgery options, with Mass General Brigham performing over 3,000 cardiac procedures annually and maintaining a lower 30-day mortality rate for CABG compared to the national average. Baystate Medical Center handles over 80% of all cardiac surgeries in western Massachusetts, while Brigham and Women's Hospital has utilized minimally invasive techniques since 1996. UMass Memorial Health Care's Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence provides advanced programs like destination VAD therapy.
Given Massachusetts' higher average cost, consider exploring options in neighboring states for potentially more affordable care. While ASCs are limited in Massachusetts, researching facilities in nearby New Hampshire or Rhode Island might present cost-saving alternatives for certain procedures. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Massachusetts
Patients in Massachusetts face some of the highest open heart surgery costs nationwide. Here's how the premium distributes across the bill.
Hospital Stay
Per-night inpatient cost
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Operating Room
OR and equipment time
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Total Estimated Cost
Massachusetts all-in range
Financing Options
Many Massachusetts clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $167,250 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Prices reflect regional cost-of-living adjustments. How we calculate these numbers →
Ranges adjusted for Massachusetts's regional price parity (111.5). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Massachusetts
These Massachusetts facilities handle the most open heart surgery cases. The negotiated rate reflects what's actually paid after insurer discounts.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | $102,972 | $77,937 | 250 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | Boston | $95,853 | $84,178 | 130 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Burlington | $76,712 | $71,053 | 75 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | $104,696 | $100,021 | 48 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | $95,789 | $91,177 | 40 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | Boston | $137,485 | $104,614 | 39 |
| St Elizabeth's Medical Center | Brighton | $86,234 | $82,221 | 25 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | $119,050 | $111,284 | 23 |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | $99,221 | $90,271 | 22 |
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | $81,703 | $80,465 | 21 |
Open Heart Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Open Heart Surgery pricing varies across the region. Here's how Massachusetts stacks up against its neighbors.
Expert Answers for Massachusetts Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Massachusetts.
Compare Massachusetts with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main open heart surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate open heart surgery costs in Massachusetts
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Massachusetts's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.