Massachusetts / Good Samaritan Medical Center
CMS certification 220111 · Brockton, MA
Good Samaritan Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Good Samaritan Medical Center reported 3,295 Medicare inpatient stays across 83 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.95 times what it was paid — mid-range in Massachusetts, number 32 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: 296 stays at an average charge of $31,788, 65% below the national average. It also billed 1,462 outpatient services, charging 4.18 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,295
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.95×
- 3Rank in MA (highest ratio = 1) 32 of 52
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 83 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Good Samaritan Medical Center 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 | 296 | $31,788 | -65% | $16,041 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 225 | $21,722 | -61% | $11,000 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 155 | $15,744 | -74% | $10,773 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 147 | $21,921 | -69% | $13,464 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 116 | $21,712 | -71% | $13,198 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 101 | $13,110 | -67% | $6,750 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 89 | $14,443 | -68% | $7,465 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 80 | $11,779 | -69% | $7,020 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 77 | $15,506 | -70% | $9,754 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 68 | $14,177 | -62% | $7,278 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 67 | $14,169 | -72% | $9,348 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 64 | $19,000 | -68% | $10,900 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 61 | $12,649 | -65% | $6,623 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 60 | $19,101 | -71% | $11,817 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 59 | $14,598 | -70% | $8,086 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 50 | $17,254 | -70% | $10,463 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 50 | $11,955 | -69% | $7,051 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 48 | $10,220 | -73% | $7,414 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 47 | $13,056 | -67% | $6,163 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 47 | $11,513 | -73% | $7,613 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 46 | $46,654 | -50% | $15,823 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 43 | $13,578 | -67% | $7,664 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 40 | $22,562 | -77% | $15,451 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 40 | $27,189 | -68% | $13,904 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 39 | $16,970 | -65% | $8,402 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 38 | $17,436 | -69% | $8,394 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 36 | $11,698 | -72% | $7,474 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 35 | $14,255 | -72% | $6,850 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 35 | $14,126 | -69% | $8,267 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 35 | $19,238 | -68% | $10,902 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 35 | $17,571 | -74% | $11,014 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 33 | $17,780 | -69% | $10,231 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 33 | $16,375 | -63% | $7,734 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 31 | $13,467 | -72% | $7,578 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 31 | $94,042 | -43% | $24,449 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 30 | $16,116 | -78% | $13,170 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 29 | $35,678 | -43% | $12,990 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 28 | $17,426 | -65% | $7,817 |
| 149 Dysequilibrium | 27 | $13,189 | -70% | $6,458 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 26 | $79,543 | -31% | $15,527 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 25 | $25,375 | -63% | $11,849 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 23 | $15,234 | -73% | $9,772 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 23 | $10,634 | -77% | $8,406 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 23 | $14,671 | -69% | $8,387 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 22 | $11,991 | -70% | $7,112 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 21 | $16,039 | -63% | $6,204 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 21 | $12,198 | -70% | $6,530 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 21 | $21,904 | -64% | $12,301 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 20 | $99,735 | -56% | $42,332 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 20 | $12,120 | -68% | $6,968 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 19 | $12,392 | -68% | $6,596 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 19 | $39,803 | -60% | $17,012 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 18 | $28,398 | -56% | $9,033 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 18 | $42,320 | -59% | $17,621 |
| 743 Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy without... | 18 | $15,040 | -78% | $11,077 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 18 | $112,176 | -65% | $55,167 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 18 | $16,791 | -66% | $8,990 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 18 | $19,585 | -74% | $13,063 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 16 | $39,071 | -65% | $16,560 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $31,280 | -67% | $14,798 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 83 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Massachusetts average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $31,788 on average, 30% less than the Massachusetts average of $45,229, and was paid $16,041 against a state average of $19,536. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $21,722 on average, 28% less than the Massachusetts average of $30,373, and was paid $11,000 against a state average of $12,996. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $15,744 on average, 44% less than the Massachusetts average of $28,077, and was paid $10,773 against a state average of $12,627. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Good Samaritan Medical Center charged $21,921 on average, 41% less than the Massachusetts average of $37,072, and was paid $13,464 against a state average of $15,861. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,763 was 23% below the state average of $14,010. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $17,790 was 20% below the state average of $22,355. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $4,965 was 25% below the state average of $6,596. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $5,411 was 35% below the state average of $8,267.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.