DRG 559 · Musculoskeletal

Orthopedic Aftercare Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for problems that arise while recovering from a bone, joint, or muscle condition or surgery, such as trouble with surgical hardware. Care focuses on treating the complication and supporting healing.

State average
$49,381
gross charge · DRG 559
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$19,392 – $111,627
low to high
Lowest $19,392 Highest $111,627

13 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for orthopedic aftercare (DRG 559). Prices range from $19,392 to $111,627 — roughly $92,235 apart. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. The state average sits at $49,381.

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

If you're scheduling orthopedic aftercare 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 orthopedic aftercare in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 559 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 $19,392
    Cash pay $13,574
  2. 2

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $19,392
    Cash pay $13,574
  3. 3

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $24,485
    Cash pay $13,574
  4. 4

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    Gross charge $34,660
    Cash pay $25,995
  5. 5

    Cooley Dickinson Hospital

    Northampton, MA

    Gross charge $39,309
    Cash pay $29,481
  6. 6

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    Gross charge $50,395
    Cash pay $24,875
  7. 7

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $54,033
  8. 8

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $54,033
  9. 9

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    Gross charge $54,033
  10. 10

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $58,275
    Cash pay $43,706
  11. 11

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $58,275
    Cash pay $43,706
  12. 12

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $64,041
    Cash pay $48,031
  13. 13

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $111,627
    Cash pay $61,395
  14. 14

    Saint Anne's Hospital

    Fall River, MA

    Gross charge
  15. 15

    Holyoke Medical Center

    Holyoke, MA

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Pittsfield, MA

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  17. 17

    Heywood Hospital

    Gardner, MA

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  18. 18

    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

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  19. 19

    Fairview Hospital

    Great Barrington, MA

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  20. 20

    Athol Hospital

    Athol, MA

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  21. 21

    Mount Auburn Hospital

    Cambridge, MA

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  22. 22

    Baystate Franklin Medical Center

    Greenfield, MA

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  23. 23

    Anna Jaques Hospital

    Newburyport, MA

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  24. 24

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    Needham, MA

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  25. 25

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA

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  26. 26

    New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston, MA

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  27. 27

    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

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  28. 28

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    Milton, MA

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  29. 29

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

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