DRG 303 · Cardiovascular

Atherosclerosis Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

Plaque buildup that narrows the arteries, including the arteries that supply the heart, often evaluated after chest pain. The stay usually involves heart monitoring, imaging tests, and medication adjustments.

State average
$23,142
gross charge · DRG 303
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$13,335 – $41,509
low to high
Lowest $13,335 Highest $41,509

13 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for atherosclerosis (DRG 303). Prices range from $13,335 to $41,509 — roughly $28,175 apart. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The state average sits at $23,142.

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 atherosclerosis 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 atherosclerosis 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 atherosclerosis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 303 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

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $13,335
  2. 2

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $14,034
    Cash pay $4,279
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,539
  3. 3

    Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, MA

    Gross charge $14,868
    Cash pay $10,408
  4. 4

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $14,868
    Cash pay $10,408
  5. 5

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $18,559
    Cash pay $10,408
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,571
  6. 6

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    Gross charge $19,555
    Cash pay $14,666
  7. 7

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $22,051
  8. 8

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $22,051
  9. 9

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $22,051
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,383
  10. 10

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $23,303
    Cash pay $17,477
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,618
  11. 11

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $33,160
    Cash pay $18,238
  12. 12

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $41,509
    Cash pay $31,132
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,190
  13. 13

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $41,509
    Cash pay $31,132
  14. 14

    Saint Anne's Hospital

    Fall River, MA

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  15. 15

    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Pittsfield, MA

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Heywood Hospital

    Gardner, MA

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  18. 18

    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

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  19. 19

    Fairview Hospital

    Great Barrington, MA

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  20. 20

    Athol Hospital

    Athol, MA

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  21. 21

    Mount Auburn Hospital

    Cambridge, MA

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  22. 22

    Baystate Franklin Medical Center

    Greenfield, MA

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  23. 23

    Anna Jaques Hospital

    Newburyport, MA

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  24. 24

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,476
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,847
  25. 25

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    Needham, MA

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,568
  27. 27

    New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

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  29. 29

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    Milton, MA

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  30. 30

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,818

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