Berkshire Medical Center
725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
5%Self-pay discount
5% off list
A small discount for paying cash. Median across the 2,793 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 2.8× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 238
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Bhs Management Services
- Medicare ID
- 220046
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Pittsfield, MA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.8× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.6× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.2× | |
| Anesthesia cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.0× | |
| CT scan 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 20.4× | |
| MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 8.9× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.5× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.2× | |
| Respiratory therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.1× | |
| Physical therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× | |
| Occupational therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.7× | |
| Speech therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 9.4× | |
| EEG brain monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.6× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 18.4× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.9× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.1× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.2× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $99.75 cash price | $105 5% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $112 cash price | $118 5% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $329 cash price | $347 5% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $57.59 cash price | $60.62 5% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $48.96 cash price | $51.54 5% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $183 cash price | $192 5% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $69.17 cash price | $72.81 5% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $14.80 cash price | $15.58 5% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $30.58 cash price | $32.19 5% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $350 cash price | $369 5% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $471 cash price | $496 5% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 220046, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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