Massachusetts / Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital
CMS certification 220019 · Southbridge, MA
Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital reported 907 Medicare inpatient stays across 31 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.39 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Massachusetts, number 13 of 52 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 885, Psychoses: 136 stays at an average charge of $45,483, 3% above the national average. It also billed 1,215 outpatient services, charging 6.53 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 907
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.39×
- 3Rank in MA (highest ratio = 1) 13 of 52
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 31 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital charged more than the national average in 1 (3%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885 Psychoses | 136 | $45,483 | +3% | $13,398 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 108 | $21,368 | -62% | $10,770 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 68 | $31,650 | -65% | $15,639 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 56 | $23,460 | -61% | $11,119 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 48 | $26,792 | -62% | $13,305 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 48 | $18,364 | -64% | $9,630 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 39 | $27,994 | -45% | $10,557 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 34 | $15,855 | -59% | $7,408 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 32 | $16,900 | -55% | $6,735 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 29 | $18,233 | -63% | $8,502 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 24 | $16,106 | -60% | $6,897 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 21 | $17,484 | -61% | $8,238 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $26,363 | -56% | $11,218 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $17,043 | -54% | $6,790 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 17 | $21,340 | -48% | $7,846 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 17 | $19,071 | -74% | $12,357 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $26,809 | -59% | $12,615 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 16 | $20,551 | -45% | $7,374 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 15 | $18,516 | -53% | $7,322 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 15 | $21,710 | -52% | $7,709 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 15 | $14,895 | -60% | $7,759 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $15,108 | -64% | $7,503 |
| 644 Endocrine Disorders with CC | 13 | $15,478 | -68% | $8,574 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 12 | $20,162 | -65% | $10,614 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 12 | $57,071 | -43% | $16,893 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 12 | $16,648 | -72% | $12,361 |
| 881 Depressive Neuroses | 12 | $20,150 | -37% | $7,906 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 11 | $22,141 | -71% | $12,735 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $30,835 | -46% | $9,890 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 11 | $20,592 | -58% | $8,513 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 11 | $17,029 | -62% | $7,890 |
Outpatient services
Against the Massachusetts average
For Psychoses (DRG 885), Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital charged $45,483 on average, 4% more than the Massachusetts average of $43,581, and was paid $13,398 against a state average of $15,957. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital charged $21,368 on average, 30% less than the Massachusetts average of $30,373, and was paid $10,770 against a state average of $12,996. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital charged $31,650 on average, 30% less than the Massachusetts average of $45,229, and was paid $15,639 against a state average of $19,536. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital charged $23,460 on average, 16% less than the Massachusetts average of $28,077, and was paid $11,119 against a state average of $12,627. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $23,892 was 71% above the state average of $14,010. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $15,759 was 120% above the state average of $7,172. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,361 was 9% below the state average of $2,606. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $17,558 was 166% above the state average of $6,596.
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.