Respiratory Infection Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for respiratory infections and inflammations with complications.
State average
$41,719
gross charge · DRG 178
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$11,592 – $173,829
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $11,592 - 2
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
Gross charge $20,491Cash pay $15,368 - 3
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $23,487Cash pay $16,441Medicare pays (avg) $6,636 - 4
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $23,487Cash pay $16,441Medicare pays (avg) $6,968 - 5
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $23,487Cash pay $16,441Medicare pays (avg) $10,124 - 6
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $28,004Cash pay $21,003Medicare pays (avg) $7,209 - 7
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $30,232Cash pay $22,674Medicare pays (avg) $6,276 - 8
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $36,200Medicare pays (avg) $7,542 - 9
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $36,200Medicare pays (avg) $6,878 - 10
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $36,200Medicare pays (avg) $10,935 - 11
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $36,553Cash pay $20,104Medicare pays (avg) $8,279 - 12
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $52,150Cash pay $39,113Medicare pays (avg) $9,439 - 13
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $52,150Cash pay $39,113Medicare pays (avg) $8,215 - 14
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $173,829Cash pay $12,740Medicare pays (avg) $6,965 - 15
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,268 - 16
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,943 - 18
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Cash pay $39,043Medicare pays (avg) $9,863 - 19
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,017 - 20
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,530 - 22
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,706 - 23
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,104 - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,762 - 25
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,290 - 26
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,382 - 28
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,316 - 29
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,334 - 30
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 31
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,527
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for respiratory infection (DRG 178). Prices range from $11,592 to $173,829 — roughly 15×. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Southcoast Hospitals Group in Fall River. The state average sits at $41,719.
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 178 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.