DRG 445 · Digestive

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

Problems with the gallbladder or bile ducts, such as gallstones or a blocked duct, managed without major surgery. Care often includes imaging, IV medicines, and sometimes an endoscopic procedure to clear a blockage.

State average
$40,036
gross charge · DRG 445
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$15,798 – $70,978
low to high
Lowest $15,798 Highest $70,978

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for gallbladder & bile duct disorders (DRG 445). Prices range from $15,798 to $70,978 — roughly $55,181 apart. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. The state average sits at $40,036.

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 445 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

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $15,798
    Cash pay $11,058
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,239
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $15,798
    Cash pay $11,058
  3. 3

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $15,798
    Cash pay $11,058
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,203
  4. 4

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $20,128
  5. 5

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $25,419
    Cash pay $19,064
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,293
  6. 6

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    Gross charge $25,888
    Cash pay $19,416
  7. 7

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    36 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $33,689
    Cash pay $14,633
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,815
  8. 8

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $52,306
    Cash pay $39,229
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,707
  9. 9

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    43 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $53,062
    Cash pay $39,797
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,130
  10. 10

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $53,062
    Cash pay $39,797
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,755
  11. 11

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $59,527
  12. 12

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $59,527
  13. 13

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $59,527
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,200
  14. 14

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $70,978
    Cash pay $39,038
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    Saint Anne's Hospital

    Fall River, MA

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    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

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    Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Pittsfield, MA

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    Heywood Hospital

    Gardner, MA

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    Athol Hospital

    Athol, MA

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    Mount Auburn Hospital

    Cambridge, MA

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    Baystate Franklin Medical Center

    Greenfield, MA

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    Anna Jaques Hospital

    Newburyport, MA

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    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    Needham, MA

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    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    44 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,650
  25. 25

    New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston, MA

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    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

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    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    Milton, MA

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    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

    38 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $9,641
  29. 29

    Fairview Hospital

    Great Barrington, MA

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    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

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