Chemotherapy infusion cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for chemotherapy IV infusion, first hour as an inpatient: from $396.05 to $1,066.10, with a median of $525.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $128.95 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $798.70 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 96413, 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 Chemotx Admn IV Nfs Tq Up 1 Hr 1/1st Sbst/Drug | $396.05 | $880.12 | $394.86–$1,052.43 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chemotx Admn IV Nfs Tq Up 1 Hr 1/1st Sbst/Drug | $452.37 | $1,005.26 | $395.85–$1,212.82 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chemotx Admn IV Nfs Tq Up 1 Hr 1/1st Sbst/Drug | $506.70 | $1,126.00 | $191.93–$966.12 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Chemo Admin IV Infusion to 1 Hr | $525.00 | $525.00 | $191.93–$2,099.88 | — | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 Hosp Chem Other IV Infusion | $798.70 | $1,141.00 | $327.82–$1,141.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 Hosp Chem Other IV Infusion | $849.80 | $1,214.00 | $311.00–$1,313.87 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 Hosp Chem Other IV Infusion | $1,066.10 | $1,523.00 | $399.94–$1,648.75 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $396.05, median $525.00, highest $1,066.10 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $661.85 — 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 code covers the first hour of giving chemotherapy or similar complex drugs through a vein.
What the price covers
The price is for the infusion time. The drugs are billed separately and usually cost far more.