Massachusetts / Anna Jaques Hospital
CMS certification 220029 · Newburyport, MA · 6 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Anna Jaques Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Anna Jaques Hospital reported 1,495 Medicare inpatient stays across 50 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.96 times what it was paid — mid-range in Massachusetts, number 30 of 52 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 120 stays at an average charge of $32,062, 64% below the national average. It also billed 1,549 outpatient services, charging 3.07 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,495
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.96×
- 3Rank in MA (highest ratio = 1) 30 of 52
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 6
Inpatient stays
For the 50 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Anna Jaques Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 120 | $32,062 | -64% | $15,997 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 118 | $19,595 | -65% | $10,375 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 88 | $25,400 | -57% | $11,372 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 80 | $24,248 | -74% | $15,691 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 77 | $28,614 | -59% | $13,399 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 53 | $18,582 | -63% | $8,981 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 53 | $12,803 | -66% | $6,661 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 46 | $25,967 | -66% | $12,106 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 46 | $15,609 | -61% | $6,578 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 41 | $13,817 | -73% | $9,138 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 37 | $11,551 | -69% | $6,458 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 35 | $12,694 | -72% | $7,221 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 34 | $13,345 | -73% | $7,579 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 33 | $17,447 | -64% | $8,025 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 33 | $15,399 | -69% | $8,707 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 31 | $15,707 | -59% | $7,218 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 29 | $12,931 | -64% | $6,258 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 28 | $21,631 | -67% | $11,739 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 25 | $14,996 | -67% | $8,211 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 25 | $17,470 | -56% | $7,010 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 25 | $13,109 | -69% | $7,381 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 23 | $11,887 | -69% | $6,406 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $12,252 | -70% | $7,266 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 23 | $16,575 | -63% | $7,580 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $10,888 | -71% | $7,054 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 19 | $22,594 | -61% | $10,342 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 18 | $14,695 | -63% | $6,048 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 18 | $14,116 | -63% | $6,608 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $21,817 | -61% | $10,444 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 17 | $16,942 | -65% | $9,023 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 16 | $15,824 | -63% | $6,260 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $18,500 | -67% | $8,377 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 15 | $27,306 | -68% | $14,743 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 15 | $33,380 | -67% | $16,521 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 14 | $19,242 | -66% | $10,854 |
| 195 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without CC/MCC | 14 | $12,629 | -58% | $5,652 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $15,581 | -74% | $9,842 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 14 | $28,134 | -62% | $13,423 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 13 | $9,557 | -67% | $4,712 |
| 315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $19,199 | -60% | $7,937 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 12 | $18,203 | -64% | $7,440 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $16,493 | -73% | $10,543 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $13,156 | -72% | $7,803 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 12 | $46,683 | -66% | $25,288 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $32,514 | -68% | $16,846 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 12 | $13,701 | -64% | $6,293 |
| 179 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations without CC/MCC | 11 | $17,218 | -51% | $6,335 |
| 184 Major Chest Trauma with CC | 11 | $18,468 | -67% | $8,843 |
| 644 Endocrine Disorders with CC | 11 | $15,280 | -68% | $8,646 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 11 | $19,362 | -72% | $11,579 |
Outpatient services
Against the Massachusetts average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Anna Jaques Hospital charged $32,062 on average, 29% less than the Massachusetts average of $45,229, and was paid $15,997 against a state average of $19,536. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Anna Jaques Hospital charged $19,595 on average, 35% less than the Massachusetts average of $30,373, and was paid $10,375 against a state average of $12,996. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Anna Jaques Hospital charged $25,400 on average, 10% less than the Massachusetts average of $28,077, and was paid $11,372 against a state average of $12,627. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Anna Jaques Hospital charged $24,248 on average, 44% less than the Massachusetts average of $43,575, and was paid $15,691 against a state average of $17,875. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,184 was 27% below the state average of $14,010. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $9,437 was 14% above the state average of $8,267. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $22,703 was 36% below the state average of $35,549. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,106 was 7% below the state average of $6,596.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, MA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2021-05-18 (CMS case 107)
- CAP Request — 2021-10-27 (CMS case 107)
- Closure Notice — 2022-02-24 (CMS case 107)
- Warning Notice — 2023-12-05 (CMS case 2061)
- Closure Notice — 2024-03-13 (CMS case 2061)
- Met Requirements — 2025-09-04 (CMS case 6492)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.