Sleep study in a lab (polysomnography) in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Sleep study in a lab (polysomnography): from $1,632.86 to $3,500.00, with a median of $2,250.85. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center Brighton.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 95810, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center Brighton lowest Boston, MA HC Polysom 6/>Yrs Sleep 4/> Addl Param Attnd | $1,632.86 | $3,628.58 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Polysom 6/>Yrs Sleep 4/> Addl Param Attnd | $1,694.25 | $3,765.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Polysom 6/>Yrs Sleep 4/> Addl Param Attnd | $2,111.20 | $3,016.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Polysom 6/>Yrs Sleep 4/> Addl Param Attnd | $2,390.50 | $3,415.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Polysom 6/>Yrs Sleep 4/> Addl Param Attnd | $2,999.50 | $4,285.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Polysomnography; 4 or More | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,632.86, median $2,250.85, highest $3,500.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,250.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An in-lab sleep study (polysomnography) records brain waves, breathing, oxygen levels, heart rhythm and movement while you sleep overnight at a sleep center. It is used to diagnose sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. A technologist watches the study throughout the night.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the overnight study and the technologist. The sleep physician's interpretation is often billed separately.