Newborn circumcision cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns as an inpatient: from $1,489.01 to $4,204.90, with a median of $1,960.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $470.99 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,608.75 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 54150, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $1,489.01 | $3,308.92 | $394.86–$3,757.82 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $1,571.55 | $3,492.33 | $475.07–$3,256.78 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Circumcision W/Clamp/Oth Dev W/Block | $1,608.75 | $3,575.00 | $431.24–$5,965.92 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Circumcision W/Regionl Block | $1,960.00 | $2,800.00 | $639.24–$2,800.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Circumcision W/Regionl Block | $1,960.00 | $2,800.00 | $530.75–$5,433.26 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Circumcision W/Clamp Newborn | $2,133.00 | $2,133.00 | $75.24–$4,060.57 | — | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Circumcision W/Regionl Block | $4,204.90 | $6,007.00 | $1,705.99–$6,054.87 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,489.01, median $1,960.00, highest $4,204.90 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,960.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.
What the price covers
In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.