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Boston Children's Hospital vs Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

Side-by-side prices for 28 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is cheaper on more procedures (22 vs 6).

Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
Boston Children's
Cheaper on 6 of 28 procedures
vs.
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Burlington, MA
Beth Israel Lahey Health
5/5 CMS
Cheaper on 22 of 28 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Boston Lahey Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $5,154 $2,945 Lahey ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $7,690 $4,115 Lahey ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $2,769 $2,945 Boston ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $3,137 $2,945 Lahey ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $5,195 $1,991 Lahey ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,005 $1,214 Boston ↓
DXA bone density scan $774 $852 Boston ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $339 $206 Lahey ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $179 $127 Lahey ↓
Lipid panel $233 $73 Lahey ↓
CBC with differential $140 $58 Lahey ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $295 $113 Lahey ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $168 $75 Lahey ↓
Urinalysis $31 $58 Boston ↓
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $1,947 $2,868 Boston ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $2,778 $4,044 Boston ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $2,916 $2,825 Lahey ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,872 $2,250 Lahey ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $464 $236 Lahey ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $622 $236 Lahey ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $2,907 $2,172 Lahey ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $6,126 $3,618 Lahey ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $1,074 $807 Lahey ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $657 $236 Lahey ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $849 $317 Lahey ↓
Prostate biopsy $4,759 $2,930 Lahey ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $1,949 $1,009 Lahey ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $384 $366 Lahey ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Boston Lahey
HCAHPS overall star rating — 3/5
Would definitely recommend — 72%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 — 70%
Nurses always communicated well — 80%
Doctors always communicated well — 81%
Given clear info about recovery — 87%
Room and bathroom always clean — 62%
Staff always explained meds — 61%
Quiet at night, always — 50%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.