DRG 444 · Digestive

Gallbladder & Bile Duct Disorders Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

Problems with the gallbladder or bile ducts, such as gallstones blocking a duct or bile duct inflammation, managed without major surgery. The stay typically involves imaging tests, IV fluids and antibiotics, and sometimes a procedure to relieve a blockage.

State average
$55,367
gross charge · DRG 444
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$10,129 – $79,062
low to high
Lowest $10,129 Highest $79,062

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for gallbladder & bile duct disorders (DRG 444). Prices range from $10,129 to $79,062 — roughly $68,934 apart. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus in Worcester. The state average sits at $55,367.

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 gallbladder & bile duct 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 gallbladder & bile duct 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 gallbladder & bile duct disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 444 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 $10,129
    Cash pay $7,090
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $10,129
    Cash pay $7,090
  3. 3

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $36,165
  4. 4

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $41,644
    Cash pay $31,233
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,990
  5. 5

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    Gross charge $45,187
    Cash pay $33,890
  6. 6

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $46,495
    Cash pay $12,963
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,067
  7. 7

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $49,899
    Cash pay $7,090
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,803
  8. 8

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $69,396
    Cash pay $38,168
  9. 9

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $76,084
    Cash pay $57,063
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,322
  10. 10

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $76,084
    Cash pay $57,063
  11. 11

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    49 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $76,744
    Cash pay $57,558
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,270
  12. 12

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $79,062
  13. 13

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $79,062
  14. 14

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $79,062
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,127
  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

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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

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,549
  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

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  30. 30

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,664

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