91/100
#74 nationally
New England Baptist Hospital
125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120 · (617) 754-5800
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, New England Baptist Hospital billed $2.20 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
- 2.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 26
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MA
- #25
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- 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 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 92% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,432 | $28,062 | $14,017 | -55% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
882 | $36,463 | $16,418 | -54% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
302 | $43,498 | $19,906 | -48% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
206 | $20,018 | $7,543 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
184 | $8,096 | $2,058 | -29% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
121 | $79,644 | $33,607 | -45% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Complications
MS-DRG 467 · Inpatient stay |
117 | $63,651 | $28,597 | -51% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
91 | $57,764 | $22,411 | -44% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $10,830 | $2,905 | -47% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
74 | $4,921 | $1,635 | -56% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 448 · Inpatient stay |
$107,324 | $45,631 | -24% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,096 | $2,058 | -29% |
|
Knee Procedures without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 488 · Inpatient stay |
$38,515 | $16,204 | -39% |
|
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities
MS-DRG 483 · Inpatient stay |
$57,764 | $22,411 | -44% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$79,644 | $33,607 | -45% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,691 | $3,052 | -45% |
|
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical
MS-DRG 402 · Inpatient stay |
$77,112 | $36,578 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,830 | $2,905 | -47% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,233 | $2,886 | -68% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$85,304 | $52,175 | -62% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (severe)
MS-DRG 469 · Inpatient stay |
$57,372 | $26,271 | -59% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive
MS-DRG 456 · Inpatient stay |
$192,792 | $87,401 | -57% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,921 | $1,635 | -56% |
|
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Operating Room Procedures without
MS-DRG 517 · Inpatient stay |
$32,326 | $12,923 | -56% |
|
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Operating Room Procedures with
MS-DRG 516 · Inpatient stay |
$38,822 | $16,982 | -56% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,062 | $14,017 | -55% |
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.