DRG 560 · Musculoskeletal

Orthopedic Aftercare Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for problems that arise after earlier bone, joint, or muscle treatment, such as trouble with healing or with surgical hardware. Care depends on the issue and may involve wound care, medicines, or adjustments to the earlier treatment.

State average
$31,543
gross charge · DRG 560
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$15,765 – $51,614
low to high
Lowest $15,765 Highest $51,614

14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for orthopedic aftercare (DRG 560). Prices range from $15,765 to $51,614 — roughly $35,849 apart. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs. The state average sits at $31,543.

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 560 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

    Cambridge Health Alliance

    Cambridge, MA

    Gross charge $15,765
  2. 2

    Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, MA

    Gross charge $17,724
    Cash pay $12,406
  3. 3

    MelroseWakefield Hospital

    Melrose, MA

    Gross charge $17,724
    Cash pay $12,406
  4. 4

    Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $17,724
    Cash pay $12,406
  5. 5

    Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals

    Leominster, MA

    Gross charge $25,662
  6. 6

    Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital

    Southbridge, MA

    Gross charge $25,662
  7. 7

    Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus

    Worcester, MA

    Gross charge $25,662
  8. 8

    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, MA

    Gross charge $26,391
  9. 9

    Mercy Medical Center

    Springfield, MA

    Gross charge $36,592
    Cash pay $20,126
  10. 10

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $39,534
    Cash pay $29,650
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,113
  11. 11

    Southcoast Hospitals Group

    Fall River, MA

    Gross charge $44,092
    Cash pay $6,289
  12. 12

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Gross charge $48,729
  13. 13

    Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Jamaica Plain, MA

    Gross charge $48,729
  14. 14

    Martha's Vineyard Hospital

    Oak Bluffs, MA

    Gross charge $51,614
  15. 15

    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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  20. 20

    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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  24. 24

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA

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  25. 25

    New England Baptist Hospital

    Boston, MA

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    Winchester Hospital

    Winchester, MA

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  27. 27

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    Milton, MA

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  28. 28

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

    Burlington, MA

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  29. 29

    Fairview Hospital

    Great Barrington, MA

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    Falmouth Hospital

    Falmouth, MA

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