DRG 545 · Musculoskeletal

Connective Tissue Disorders Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

Hospital care for autoimmune and connective tissue conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or vasculitis. The stay usually involves medications to control inflammation and treatment of any organs affected.

State average
$112,813
gross charge · DRG 545
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$13,643 – $495,177
low to high
Lowest $13,643 Highest $495,177

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for connective tissue disorders (DRG 545). Prices range from $13,643 to $495,177 — roughly 36×. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Tufts Medical Center in Boston. The state average sits at $112,813.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of connective tissue disorders. 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 connective tissue disorders at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling connective tissue disorders in Massachusetts, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

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 connective tissue disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 545 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 $13,643
  2. 2

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    Gross charge $22,509
    Cash pay $11,254
  3. 3

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    Gross charge $36,885
    Cash pay $27,664
  4. 4

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    Gross charge $54,739
    Cash pay $41,054
  5. 5

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $76,748
    Cash pay $42,211
  6. 6

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $87,782
  7. 7

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $87,782
  8. 8

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    Gross charge $87,782
  9. 9

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $99,189
    Cash pay $74,392
    Medicare pays (avg) $44,403
  10. 10

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $99,189
    Cash pay $74,392
  11. 11

    Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, MA

    Gross charge $138,074
    Cash pay $96,652
  12. 12

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $138,074
    Cash pay $96,652
  13. 13

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $141,807
    Cash pay $106,355
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,046
  14. 14

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $495,177
    Cash pay $31,796
  15. 15

    Saint Anne's Hospital

    Fall River, MA

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Pittsfield, MA

    Gross charge
  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

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Baystate Franklin Medical Center

    Greenfield, MA

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Anna Jaques Hospital

    Newburyport, MA

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    Needham, MA

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,667
  27. 27

    New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    Milton, MA

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

    Gross charge

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