Critical care (first hour) cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $551.00 to $6,462.00, with a median of $2,675.75. The lowest price is at Cambridge Health Alliance (Cambridge). The highest price is 11.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,675.75, is 33% above the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Massachusetts ranks 38th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$551.00Cambridge Health Alliance
Median$2,675.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,462.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$2,124.75vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $551.00 | $551.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Hospital Critical Care | $812.70 | $1,161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $1,155.60 | $2,568.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $1,238.99 | $2,753.31 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $1,274.00 | $1,960.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $1,503.27 | $3,340.59 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Hospital Critical Care | $1,521.10 | $2,173.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Hospital Critical Care | $1,534.40 | $2,192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min | $1,723.50 | $3,447.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Critical care first hour | $1,773.00 | $1,773.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $2,152.00 | $2,152.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CRITICAL CARE; 1ST HR (ER) | $2,257.50 | $3,225.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CRITICAL CARE 1ST HR | $2,503.50 | $3,338.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC ED LEVEL VI | $2,597.49 | $2,597.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Critical Care Level 6 30-74min | $2,754.00 | $2,754.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Critical Care First 30-74 Min | $2,826.00 | $2,826.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $2,884.00 | $2,884.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC ED LEVEL VI | $3,319.06 | $3,319.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $3,470.00 | $3,470.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Critical Care First 30-74 Min | $3,499.00 | $3,499.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA CC E/M Inj/Ill 1st 30-74m | $3,656.75 | $3,849.21 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA CC E/M Inj/Ill 1st 30-74m | $3,656.75 | $3,849.21 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA CC E/M Inj/Ill 1st 30-74m | $3,656.75 | $3,849.21 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $3,926.00 | $3,926.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $3,970.00 | $3,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $4,394.00 | $4,394.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $5,181.00 | $5,181.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $5,253.00 | $5,253.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Heart-Vascular Critical Care First 30-74 Minutes | $5,887.00 | $5,887.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 TO 74 MIN | $6,462.00 | $6,462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 19 | $551.00 | $2,257.50 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $1,723.50 | $2,160.50 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $2,754.00 | $3,162.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $3,656.75 | $3,656.75 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $1,274.00 | $1,523.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,717.00
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.