Ear & Upper Respiratory Infections Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals
Middle-ear infections and upper airway infections, such as severe sinus or throat infections, that need inpatient care. The stay usually involves antibiotics or other medication, fluids, and monitoring.
State average
$23,585
gross charge · DRG 153
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$13,158 – $58,508
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $13,158Cash pay $9,869 - 2
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
Gross charge $14,251Cash pay $10,688 - 3
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $14,684Cash pay $10,279 - 4
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $14,684Cash pay $10,279 - 5
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $15,085 - 6
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $15,085 - 7
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $15,085 - 8
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $19,353Cash pay $14,515 - 9
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $21,195Cash pay $5,514 - 10
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $24,973Cash pay $18,729Medicare pays (avg) $6,317 - 11
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $26,746Cash pay $14,710 - 12
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $33,206 - 13
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $33,880Cash pay $25,410 - 14
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $33,880Cash pay $25,410 - 15
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $58,508Cash pay $5,143 - 16
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 18
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 25
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 28
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 29
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 31
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —
15 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for ear & upper respiratory infections (DRG 153). Prices range from $13,158 to $58,508 — roughly $45,350 apart. The cheapest is Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton; the most expensive is Tufts Medical Center in Boston. The state average sits at $23,585.
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 & upper respiratory infections 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 & upper respiratory infections 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 & upper respiratory infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 153 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.