DRG 205 · Respiratory

Lung & Breathing Disorders Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

Breathing or lung problems that don't fit a more specific category, in patients who also have other serious health problems. The stay usually involves oxygen support, breathing treatments, and close monitoring.

State average
$45,069
gross charge · DRG 205
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$19,526 – $74,581
low to high
Lowest $19,526 Highest $74,581

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for lung & breathing disorders (DRG 205). Prices range from $19,526 to $74,581 — roughly $55,055 apart. 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 $45,069.

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 lung & breathing 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 lung & breathing 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 lung & breathing disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 205 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 $19,526
    Cash pay $13,668
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $19,526
    Cash pay $13,668
  3. 3

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $27,896
    Cash pay $20,922
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,207
  4. 4

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $29,265
    Cash pay $14,633
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,274
  5. 5

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    Gross charge $39,057
    Cash pay $29,293
  6. 6

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $39,097
    Cash pay $13,668
  7. 7

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $42,697
  8. 8

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $44,892
  9. 9

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $44,892
  10. 10

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $44,892
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,891
  11. 11

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $56,067
    Cash pay $30,837
  12. 12

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $73,993
    Cash pay $55,495
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,795
  13. 13

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    77 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,581
    Cash pay $55,936
    Medicare pays (avg) $29,905
  14. 14

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $74,581
    Cash pay $55,936
  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

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $23,376
  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

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