95/100
#1 nationally
Baystate Noble Hospital
115 West Silver Street, Westfield, MA 01086 · (413) 568-2811
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Baystate Noble Hospital billed $2.01 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 2.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 36
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MA
- #1
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 94% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
532 | $10,169 | $2,914 | -48% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
112 | $15,591 | $10,289 | -64% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
80 | $20,567 | $14,436 | -68% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
57 | $6,317 | $1,741 | -37% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
56 | $13,082 | $6,656 | -56% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
44 | $17,289 | $10,250 | -64% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $12,864 | $6,842 | -60% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $9,787 | $4,094 | -59% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $14,088 | $8,841 | -65% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
37 | $19,148 | $11,047 | -59% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,317 | $1,741 | -37% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,975 | $2,043 | -41% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,169 | $2,914 | -48% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$19,138 | $8,902 | -51% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,032 | $5,557 | -53% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,202 | $19,966 | -53% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,709 | $3,495 | -53% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$13,082 | $6,656 | -56% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$11,266 | $8,416 | -73% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$14,300 | $10,490 | -71% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$16,940 | $12,832 | -70% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$10,988 | $7,413 | -70% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$9,738 | $6,601 | -69% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$20,567 | $14,436 | -68% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
$10,912 | $6,899 | -68% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$9,686 | $7,329 | -68% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.