COPD Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
- IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
- Chest imaging and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
- Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
- Home oxygen equipment after discharge
- Long-term inhaler maintenance medications
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
COPD Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.
COPD Readmissions
COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For advanced COPD with frequent exacerbations, a hospital with a strong outpatient pulmonary program may be worth paying more for.
- For patients being considered for lung volume reduction surgery or transplant, an academic medical center is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is home oxygen prescribed, and is the supplier in my insurance network?
- Is there a pulmonary rehab program available after discharge?
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
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Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $11,514Medicare pays (avg) $16,656 - 2
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $24,578Cash pay $17,205Medicare pays (avg) $8,220 - 3
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $24,578Cash pay $17,205Medicare pays (avg) $7,622 - 4
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $24,578Cash pay $17,205Medicare pays (avg) $10,486 - 5
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $27,990Cash pay $20,992Medicare pays (avg) $7,154 - 6
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $28,440Medicare pays (avg) $8,504 - 7
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $35,801Medicare pays (avg) $9,105 - 8
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $35,801Medicare pays (avg) $7,710 - 9
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $35,801Medicare pays (avg) $11,552 - 10
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $37,829Cash pay $20,806Medicare pays (avg) $8,005 - 11
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $74,546Cash pay $6,423Medicare pays (avg) $7,937 - 12
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $96,955Medicare pays (avg) $11,302 - 13
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $96,955Medicare pays (avg) $9,191 - 14
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $209,698Cash pay $36,561Medicare pays (avg) $11,124 - 15
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,957 - 16
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,447 - 17
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,304 - 18
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,256 - 19
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,860 - 21
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,738 - 22
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,811 - 23
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,671 - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,255 - 25
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,479 - 27
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,808 - 28
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,639 - 29
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,531
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for copd (DRG 190). Prices range from $11,514 to $209,698 — roughly 18×. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The state average sits at $54,648.
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 copd 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 copd 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 copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 190 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.