94/100
#13 nationally
Brown University Health Morton Hospital
88 Washington Street, Taunton, MA 02780 · (508) 828-7000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Brown University Health Morton Hospital billed $1.89 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
- 1.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 76
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MA
- #5
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 92% 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 |
213 | $6,830 | $2,907 | -65% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
159 | $25,872 | $15,552 | -60% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
145 | $19,164 | $10,582 | -56% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
124 | $18,645 | $10,852 | -60% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
118 | $25,762 | $13,755 | -53% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
103 | $20,978 | $9,490 | -50% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
97 | $35,994 | $13,852 | -42% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $6,670 | $3,328 | -67% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
72 | $10,737 | $7,306 | -71% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
65 | $6,237 | $1,720 | -38% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$41,431 | $15,606 | -17% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,914 | $3,052 | -27% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,119 | $2,074 | -37% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,237 | $1,720 | -38% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,120 | $3,423 | -42% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,994 | $13,852 | -42% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,950 | $7,491 | -47% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale
MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay |
$28,139 | $11,689 | -48% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$10,244 | $7,594 | -72% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$10,522 | $8,482 | -72% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$12,625 | $8,499 | -72% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$12,862 | $8,800 | -71% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$11,265 | $7,764 | -71% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$9,789 | $6,145 | -71% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,270 | $6,197 | -71% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$10,737 | $7,306 | -71% |
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.