DRG 056 · Nervous System

Degenerative Neurological Disorders Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

Progressive brain and nerve conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or ALS. Admission is usually for a serious flare-up or a related problem such as trouble swallowing, falls, or infection.

State average
$82,467
gross charge · DRG 056
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$27,694 – $371,374
low to high
Lowest $27,694 Highest $371,374

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for degenerative neurological disorders (DRG 056). Prices range from $27,694 to $371,374 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge. The state average sits at $82,467.

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 neurological 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 neurological 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 neurological disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 056 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

    Gross charge $27,694
    Cash pay $19,386
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $27,694
    Cash pay $19,386
  3. 3

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    Gross charge $39,409
    Cash pay $29,557
  4. 4

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,948
    Cash pay $30,711
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,955
  5. 5

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $60,685
  6. 6

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $60,685
  7. 7

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $60,685
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,322
  8. 8

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $68,920
    Cash pay $37,906
  9. 9

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $73,759
    Cash pay $19,386
  10. 10

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $77,727
    Cash pay $58,295
    Medicare pays (avg) $26,033
  11. 11

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $80,639
    Cash pay $27,418
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,332
  12. 12

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    33 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $82,157
    Cash pay $61,617
    Medicare pays (avg) $23,833
  13. 13

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $82,157
    Cash pay $61,617
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,472
  14. 14

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $371,374
  15. 15

    Saint Anne's Hospital

    Fall River, MA

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  16. 16

    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

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  17. 17

    Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Pittsfield, MA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $23,609
  18. 18

    Heywood Hospital

    Gardner, MA

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  19. 19

    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

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  20. 20

    Fairview Hospital

    Great Barrington, MA

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  21. 21

    Athol Hospital

    Athol, MA

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  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

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  25. 25

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    Needham, MA

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  26. 26

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $26,628
  27. 27

    New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston, MA

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  28. 28

    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

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  29. 29

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    Milton, MA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,953
  30. 30

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,569

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