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Pleural Effusion without Complications

Massachusetts rates for MS-DRG 188

Pleural Effusion without CC/MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pleural Effusion without Complications cost?

$9,772

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,310 to $12,882.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $105 to $20,417
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,772

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$15,135.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,183.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,848.93
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$28,183.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 74.1 times more in Michigan than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 34th of 51

$9,772

MI $20,417HI $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.