Hospital prices in Massachusetts

54 Massachusetts hospitals reported 183,218 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 2 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 50 of 51. The widest gap was at Metrowest Medical Center (4.88×), the narrowest at Cambridge Health Alliance (1.1×). CMS's price-transparency list records 246 enforcement actions involving 92 Massachusetts hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 2×
2Hospitals reporting 61
3Medicare inpatient stays 183,218
4Price-transparency actions 246

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 Massachusetts hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in Massachusetts

DRG	Stays	MA avg charge	US avg charge	MA avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	16,108	$45,229	$90,297	$19,536
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	11,540	$30,373	$56,380	$12,996
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	6,487	$37,072	$70,592	$15,861
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	5,043	$28,077	$59,757	$12,627
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	3,849	$19,729	$40,165	$7,932
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	3,696	$43,575	$93,184	$17,875
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	3,135	$18,511	$37,821	$7,869
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	2,973	$25,169	$51,326	$11,150
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	2,859	$40,483	$75,821	$16,045
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	2,668	$24,420	$49,049	$10,272

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston	13,982	3.88×	2
South Shore Hospital South Weymouth	11,296	1.99×	–
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston	11,164	3.92×	2
Baystate Medical Center Springfield	10,223	1.94×	10
Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc Fall River	9,806	2.95×	–
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston	9,345	1.9×	7
Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc Worcester	8,992	3.26×	–
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis	7,999	1.93×	6
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington	7,899	1.92×	–
North Shore Medical Center - Salem	5,956	2.76×	–
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton	5,906	2.8×	1
Beverly Hospital Corporation Beverly	5,574	2.28×	–
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth	5,124	2.08×	3
Lowell General Hospital Lowell	4,402	2.18×	4
Berkshire Medical Center Inc - 1 Pittsfield	3,813	1.8×	–
Winchester Hospital Winchester	3,636	1.9×	1
Good Samaritan Medical Center Brockton	3,295	1.95×	–
Tufts Medical Center Boston	2,885	2.28×	6
Umass Memorial Health-Milford Regional Medical Ctr Milford	2,710	1.56×	–
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston	2,600	2.82×	1
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth	2,570	2.39×	–
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro	2,460	1.81×	2
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton	2,387	1.68×	–
Lawrence General Hospital Lawrence	2,362	1.99×	–
Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose	2,309	1.79×	2
Health Alliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster	2,109	2.88×	–
Boston Medical Center Corporation- Boston	1,982	1.96×	–
Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton	1,982	1.77×	2
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham	1,976	2.05×	6
Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge	1,948	1.67×	5
St Vincent Hospital Worcester	1,894	4.63×	3
Brown University Health Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River	1,825	2.25×	–
Holy Family Hospital Methuen	1,823	1.72×	–
New England Baptist Hospital Boston	1,638	2.25×	2
Emerson Hospital - W Concord	1,561	2.11×	–
Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport	1,495	1.96×	6
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton	1,493	2.28×	–
Metrowest Medical Center Framingham	1,343	4.88×	–
Adcare Hospital of Worcester Inc Worcester	1,248	1.17×	2
St Elizabeth's Medical Center Brighton	1,227	2.05×	–
Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical Centers Palmer	1,162	1.59×	–
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke	1,099	1.58×	3
Baystate Franklin Medical Center Greenfield	1,097	1.84×	1
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield	1,040	2.1×	–
Umass Memorial Healh - Harrington Hospital Southbridge	907	2.39×	–
Marlborough Hospital Marlborough	853	2.71×	–
Heywood Hospital - Gardner	735	1.98×	3
Baystate Noble Hospital Westfield	726	1.6×	3
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge	605	1.1×	–
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton	376	2.02×	4
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Boston	159	2.04×	1
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Ayer	111	1.88×	–
Carney Hospital Boston	63	1.32×	–
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket	46	1.58×	2
Boston Children's Hospital Boston	0	–	4
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston	0	–	2
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Jamaica Plain	0	–	–
Norwood Hospital Norwood	0	–	–
Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Med Care-Camb Cambridge	0	–	–
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Charlestown	0	–	2
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod East Sandwich	0	–	1

Price-transparency enforcement in Massachusetts

80 closure notices, 64 warning notices, 55 “met requirements” findings, 46 corrective-action-plan requests, 1 administrative closure — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.