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Observation stay cost in Massachusetts

Observation stays: kept for monitoring without being formally admitted. Often billed as outpatient, which can cost the patient more.

43Hospitals rated
2.5×Median markup
1.0×Lowest
14.7×Highest

Lowest charges for observation stay in Massachusetts

Ranked by markup: charges divided by the hospital's own reported cost. Showing the 43 lowest of 43.

Steward Carney Hospital INC

Dorchester · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Steward Health Care System LLC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.0× markup

Nashoba Valley Hospital

Ayer · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Steward Health Care System LLC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.0× markup

Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital

Gardner · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Need

Needham · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Bidmc-milton Hospital INC

Milton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Anna Jaques Hospital

Newburyport · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.2× markup

Healthalliance-clinton

Leominster · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Steward Holy Family Hospital

Methuen · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Steward Health Care System LLC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

Morton Hospital

Taunton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Steward Health Care System LLC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

Berkshire Medical Center

Pittsfield · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Bhs Management Services
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

Newton Wellesley Hospital

Newton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Mass General Brigham INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

Tufts Medical Center

Boston · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Tufts Medicine
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Greenfield · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Baystate Administrative Services
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.6× markup

Baystate Noble Hospital

Westfield · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Baystate Administrative Services
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.7× markup

Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Northampton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Mass General Brigham INC
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.8× markup

Baystate Wing Hospital & Medical Ctr

Palmer · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Baystate Administrative Services
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.0× markup

Sturdy Memorial Hospital

Attleboro · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.3× markup

Baystate Medical Center

Springfield · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Baystate Administrative Services
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.3× markup

The Mercy Hospital

Springfield · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Trinity Health
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.4× markup

Steward St. Annes Hospital

Fall River · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Steward Health Care System LLC
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.4× markup

Lawrence General Hospital

Lawrence · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.5× markup

Saint Vincent Hospital

Worcester · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Tenet Healthcare Corporation
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.5× markup

Southcoast Hospitals Group INC

Fall River · Large hospital (400+ beds)
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.7× markup

North Shore Medical Center

Salem · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Mass General Brigam INC
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.7× markup

Good Samaritan Medical Center

Brockton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Steward Health Care System LLC
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.8× markup

Winchester Hospital

Winchester · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.8× markup

Beverly Hospital

Beverly · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.9× markup

Umass Memorial Medical Center

Worcester · Large hospital (400+ beds)
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.2× markup

Holyoke Medical Center

Holyoke · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.5× markup

Marlborough Hospital

Marlborough · Small hospital (under 100 beds)
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.5× markup

Beth Israel Deaconess - Plymouth

Plymouth · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
4.0× markup

Brigham and Womens Hospital

Boston · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Mass General Brigham INC
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
4.2× markup

Steward St. Elizabeths Medical Ctr

Boston · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Steward Health Care System LLC
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
4.2× markup

Metrowest Medical Center

Natick · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Tenet Healthcare Corporation
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
4.6× markup

Harrington Memorial Hospital

Southbridge · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
5.1× markup

Faulkner Hospital

Jamaica Plain · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Mass General Brigham INC
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
5.5× markup

Falmouth Hospital

Falmouth · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Cape Cod Healthcare
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
5.8× markup

Boston Medical Center

Boston · Large hospital (400+ beds)
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
6.3× markup

Cape Cod Hospital

Hyannis · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cape Cod Healthcare
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
6.8× markup

Brockton Hospital INC

Brockton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
7.0× markup

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Mass General Brigham INC
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
7.6× markup

Lahey Clinic Hospital INC

Burlington · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
10.6× markup

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Beth Israel Lahey Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
14.7× markup

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