Respiratory Infection Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for respiratory infections and inflammations with major comorbidities, including severe bronchitis and lung infections.
State average
$54,488
gross charge · DRG 177
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$16,255 – $176,717
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
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Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $16,255Cash pay $11,379Medicare pays (avg) $11,963 - 2
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $16,255Cash pay $11,379Medicare pays (avg) $11,973 - 3
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $16,255Cash pay $11,379Medicare pays (avg) $17,275 - 4
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $22,839Medicare pays (avg) $21,242 - 5
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $34,842Cash pay $26,132Medicare pays (avg) $12,381 - 6
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $44,001Cash pay $33,001Medicare pays (avg) $11,617 - 7
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $50,807Medicare pays (avg) $13,046 - 8
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $50,807Medicare pays (avg) $12,049 - 9
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $50,807Medicare pays (avg) $18,105 - 10
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
Gross charge $54,121Cash pay $40,591 - 11
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $58,166Cash pay $31,991Medicare pays (avg) $11,983 - 12
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $74,179Cash pay $55,634Medicare pays (avg) $18,553 - 13
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $74,179Cash pay $55,634Medicare pays (avg) $14,156 - 14
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $77,090Cash pay $16,628Medicare pays (avg) $12,515 - 15
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $176,717Cash pay $54,277Medicare pays (avg) $17,031 - 16
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,795 - 17
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,468 - 18
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,187 - 19
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,267 - 20
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,843 - 22
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,977 - 23
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,132 - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,950 - 25
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,217 - 26
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,783 - 28
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,619 - 29
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,795 - 30
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 31
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,668
15 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for respiratory infection (DRG 177). Prices range from $16,255 to $176,717 — roughly 11×. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The state average sits at $54,488.
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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 177 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.