DRG 156 · General Symptoms

Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for ear, nose, mouth, or throat problems that do not fit other categories, without complicating conditions. Care typically involves testing, medicines, and monitoring of symptoms such as pain, swelling, or trouble swallowing.

State average
$20,297
gross charge · DRG 156
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$10,070 – $28,116
low to high
Lowest $10,070 Highest $28,116

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for ear, nose & throat disorders (DRG 156). Prices range from $10,070 to $28,116 — roughly $18,046 apart. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The state average sits at $20,297.

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 ear, nose & throat 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 ear, nose & throat 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 ear, nose & throat disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 156 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 $10,070
    Cash pay $7,049
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $10,070
    Cash pay $7,049
  3. 3

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $11,908
    Cash pay $1,363
  4. 4

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $15,352
  5. 5

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    Gross charge $16,269
    Cash pay $12,202
  6. 6
    Gross charge $18,257
    Cash pay $13,693
  7. 7

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $18,842
    Cash pay $10,363
  8. 8

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $23,979
  9. 9

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $23,979
  10. 10

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    Gross charge $23,979
  11. 11

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    Gross charge $27,376
    Cash pay $13,688
  12. 12

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $27,982
    Cash pay $20,986
  13. 13

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $27,982
    Cash pay $20,986
  14. 14

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $28,116
    Cash pay $21,087
  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

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  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

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  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

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

    Gross charge

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