DRG 811 · Blood & Hematology

Anemia & Red Blood Cell Disorders Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

A shortage or breakdown of red blood cells, such as severe anemia or a sickle cell crisis. Care may involve blood transfusions, intravenous fluids and medicines, and tests to find the cause of the problem.

State average
$46,657
gross charge · DRG 811
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$16,427 – $78,938
low to high
Lowest $16,427 Highest $78,938

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for anemia & red blood cell disorders (DRG 811). Prices range from $16,427 to $78,938 — roughly $62,510 apart. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The state average sits at $46,657.

These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists anemia & red blood cell disorders at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent anemia & red blood cell disorders admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Massachusetts hospitals missing from the list either don't perform anemia & red blood cell disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 811 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, MA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $16,427
    Cash pay $11,499
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,830
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $16,427
    Cash pay $11,499
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,556
  3. 3

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $19,969
  4. 4

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $27,691
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,523
  5. 5

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $37,334
    Cash pay $11,499
  6. 6

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,425
    Cash pay $30,319
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,494
  7. 7

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $47,410
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,647
  8. 8

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $47,410
  9. 9

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $47,410
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,327
  10. 10

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $52,032
    Cash pay $28,618
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,214
  11. 11

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    50 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $68,353
    Cash pay $51,265
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,180
  12. 12

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,440
    Cash pay $15,705
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,929
  13. 13

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    41 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $78,938
    Cash pay $59,203
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,301
  14. 14

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $78,938
    Cash pay $59,203
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,701
  15. 15

    Saint Anne's Hospital

    Fall River, MA

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  16. 16

    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Pittsfield, MA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,406
  18. 18

    Heywood Hospital

    Gardner, MA

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Fairview Hospital

    Great Barrington, MA

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    Athol Hospital

    Athol, MA

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Mount Auburn Hospital

    Cambridge, MA

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  23. 23

    Baystate Franklin Medical Center

    Greenfield, MA

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  24. 24

    Anna Jaques Hospital

    Newburyport, MA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,249
  25. 25

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    Needham, MA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,118
  26. 26

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,879
  27. 27

    New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,941
  29. 29

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    Milton, MA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,572
  30. 30

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

    50 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,100

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