93/100
#41 nationally
South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190 · (781) 340-8000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, South Shore Hospital billed $2.03 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
- 242
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MA
- #13
- 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 89% 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 |
2,114 | $9,731 | $2,913 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
670 | $4,083 | $1,735 | -59% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
663 | $32,092 | $16,176 | -51% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
641 | $19,319 | $10,420 | -55% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
436 | $25,102 | $13,321 | -54% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
406 | $15,111 | $6,834 | -53% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
309 | $13,200 | $6,831 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
290 | $6,625 | $2,151 | -49% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
286 | $21,439 | $14,030 | -66% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
270 | $20,001 | $11,047 | -57% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with
MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay |
$45,394 | $17,634 | -38% |
|
Level 1 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5231 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,253 | $23,277 | -41% |
|
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Major Complications
MS-DRG 283 · Inpatient stay |
$49,759 | $18,661 | -42% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,753 | $6,289 | -43% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$20,660 | $7,880 | -44% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
MS-DRG 176 · Inpatient stay |
$19,325 | $7,979 | -45% |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$80,833 | $35,221 | -46% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$23,861 | $8,741 | -46% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
MS-DRG 956 · Inpatient stay |
$40,191 | $28,361 | -78% |
|
Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Operating Room Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 629 · Inpatient stay |
$26,475 | $16,866 | -77% |
|
Interstitial Lung Disease with Major Complications
MS-DRG 196 · Inpatient stay |
$18,372 | $13,869 | -77% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 328 · Inpatient stay |
$17,402 | $12,998 | -77% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,761 | $3,441 | -77% |
|
Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 155 · Inpatient stay |
$14,322 | $7,811 | -75% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 093 · Inpatient stay |
$12,237 | $6,896 | -75% |
|
Other Multiple Significant Trauma with Major Complications
MS-DRG 963 · Inpatient stay |
$32,421 | $22,198 | -75% |
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.