Vasectomy cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing: from $991.20 to $4,986.80, with a median of $3,021.75. The lowest listed price is at Melrosewakefield Healthcare — $2,030.55 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $3,302.60 at 9 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,021.75, is 44% above the US median of $2,104.00.
- 1 of 5 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 55250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and May 18, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare lowest Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Vasectomy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $991.20 | $1,416.00 | $495.60–$5,433.26 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Vasectomy File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $244.77–$4,060.57 | — |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT(S) File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $3,021.75 | $4,029.00 | $613.00–$3,773.53 | 25% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Vasectomy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,302.60 | $4,718.00 | $639.24–$5,098.00 | 30% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT(S) File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $4,587.74 | $6,116.99 | $109.51–$5,199.44 | 25% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Vasectomy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,986.80 | $7,124.00 | $1,870.76–$10,686.00 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton both sides Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $1,368.45 | $3,041.00 | $475.07–$3,256.78 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $2,594.70 | $5,766.00 | $431.24–$5,965.92 | 55% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center both sides Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC VASECTOMY UNI BI SPX W POSTOP SEMEN EXAMS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,151.00 | $3,151.00 | — | — |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus both sides Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Vasectomy Uni/Bi Spx W/Postop Semen Exams File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $3,831.50 | $7,663.00 | $411.86–$5,831.54 | 50% |
| New England Baptist Hospital both sides Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC VASECTOMY UNI BI SPX W POSTOP SEMEN EXAMS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,329.00 | $4,329.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington both sides Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC VASECTOMY UNI BI SPX W POSTOP SEMEN EXAMS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,777.00 | $4,777.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $991.20, median $3,021.75, highest $4,986.80 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,368.45, median $3,491.25, highest $4,777.00 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,021.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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 vasectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vasectomy explained.