DRG 475 · Musculoskeletal

Limb Amputation Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

Surgical removal of part of a limb because of severe bone, joint, or soft tissue disease. The stay includes the operation, wound care, pain management, and the start of rehabilitation planning.

State average
$97,830
gross charge · DRG 475
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$41,934 – $187,766
low to high
Lowest $41,934 Highest $187,766

13 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for limb amputation (DRG 475). Prices range from $41,934 to $187,766 — roughly 4×. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The state average sits at $97,830.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of limb amputation. 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 limb amputation at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling limb amputation in Massachusetts, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

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 limb amputation in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 475 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 $41,934
    Cash pay $29,354
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $41,934
    Cash pay $29,354
  3. 3

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $41,934
    Cash pay $29,354
  4. 4

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    Gross charge $45,960
    Cash pay $34,470
  5. 5

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $72,255
    Cash pay $39,740
  6. 6

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $85,959
  7. 7

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $93,546
  8. 8

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $93,546
  9. 9

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    Gross charge $93,546
  10. 10

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    Gross charge $136,712
    Cash pay $20,004
  11. 11

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $148,930
    Cash pay $111,697
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,011
  12. 12

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $187,766
    Cash pay $140,825
  13. 13

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $187,766
    Cash pay $140,825
  14. 14

    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

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    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

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    Fairview Hospital

    Great Barrington, MA

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    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

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