Degenerative Brain & Nerve Disorders Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals
A progressive brain or nerve condition, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or ALS, that needs inpatient care. The stay focuses on managing symptoms, adjusting medicines, and planning for safe care after discharge.
State average
$42,180
gross charge · DRG 057
Hospitals
16
with published pricing
Price range
$4,870 – $189,926
low to high
Data notes for Massachusetts
- The lowest published charge ($4,870 at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
Gross charge $4,870 - 2
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $17,442Cash pay $12,210Medicare pays (avg) $9,987 - 3
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $17,442Cash pay $12,210 - 4
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $23,971Cash pay $4,307 - 5
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $26,637Cash pay $19,978Medicare pays (avg) $9,817 - 6
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Oak Bluffs, MA
Gross charge $29,431 - 7
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $30,200Cash pay $22,650 - 8
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $34,052Medicare pays (avg) $9,798 - 9
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $34,052 - 10
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $34,052Medicare pays (avg) $13,278 - 11
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $38,320Cash pay $21,076 - 12
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $47,366Cash pay $35,525Medicare pays (avg) $15,061 - 13
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $47,366Cash pay $35,525Medicare pays (avg) $11,900 - 14
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $48,854Cash pay $14,916Medicare pays (avg) $8,677 - 15
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $50,904Cash pay $38,178Medicare pays (avg) $13,988 - 16
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $189,926 - 17
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,046 - 18
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,905 - 20
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,422 - 25
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,921 - 27
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,072 - 28
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,508 - 29
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,932 - 31
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,017 - 32
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,007
16 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for degenerative brain & nerve disorders (DRG 057). Prices range from $4,870 to $189,926 — roughly 39×. The cheapest is Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - in Boston; the most expensive is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge. The state average sits at $42,180.
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 degenerative brain & nerve 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 degenerative brain & nerve 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 degenerative brain & nerve disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 057 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.