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Septic Arthritis with Major Complications

Massachusetts rates for MS-DRG 548

Septic Arthritis with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis with Major Complications cost?

$29,512

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18,197 to $40,738.

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 $29,512 · 10th to 90th $13,183 to $50,119
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $29,512

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$50,118.72
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$74,131.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$42,657.95
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$41,686.94
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$74,131.02
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$74,131.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$57,543.99

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Montana than in New Mexico. 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· 26th of 51

$29,512

MT $48,978NM $15,488

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.