Premature Newborn Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital care for a baby born early who has serious medical problems, such as trouble breathing or feeding. The stay involves specialized newborn intensive care with warming, breathing support, and feeding help.
State average
$96,609
gross charge · DRG 791
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$4,763 – $195,472
low to high
Data notes for Massachusetts
- The lowest published charge ($4,763 at Cambridge Health Alliance) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $4,763 - 2
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $14,134Cash pay $9,894 - 3
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $14,134Cash pay $9,894 - 4
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
Gross charge $19,626 - 5
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $27,889Cash pay $15,339 - 6
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $41,495Cash pay $17,547 - 7
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $69,008 - 8
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $70,394Cash pay $5,081 - 9
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $117,994 - 10
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $194,049 - 11
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $194,049 - 12
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $194,049 - 13
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $195,472 - 14
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $195,472 - 15
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 16
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge — - 18
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 25
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 27
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 28
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 29
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for premature newborn (DRG 791). Prices range from $4,763 to $195,472 — roughly 41×. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The state average sits at $96,609.
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 premature newborn at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
For premature newborn in Massachusetts, the price below is each hospital's gross charge for the facility portion of delivery — your actual out-of-pocket depends on insurance, length of stay, complications, and whether the obstetrician bills separately. Click any hospital name for its full maternity profile, including CMS star rating, patient-experience scores, and (where designated) the CMS Birthing-Friendly Hospital marker — a useful signal of maternity-care quality.
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 premature newborn in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 791 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.