Berkshire Medical Center
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA charges 2.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 97 analyzed procedures, reflecting typical pricing patterns for nonprofit hospitals in Massachusetts.
Pittsfield, MA 01201 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
B
Good
Avg markup vs Medicare
2.13x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
3.79x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
97
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $60,106 | $30,053 | — | 3.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $19,975 | $9,987 | — | 3.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $37,189 | $18,594 | — | 3.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $13,116 | $6,558 | — | 3.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $23,993 | $11,997 | — | 3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $19,555 | $9,777 | — | 2.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $25,633 | $12,816 | — | 2.9x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $24,787 | $12,394 | — | 2.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $23,858 | $11,929 | — | 2.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $32,075 | $16,037 | — | 2.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $65,423 | $32,711 | — | 2.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $24,393 | $12,197 | — | 2.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $16,960 | $8,480 | — | 2.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $67,310 | $33,655 | — | 2.7x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $47,428 | $23,714 | — | 2.7x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $32,654 | $16,327 | — | 2.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $50,729 | $25,365 | — | 2.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $73,933 | $36,966 | — | 2.5x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $21,345 | $10,672 | — | 2.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $10,056 | $5,028 | — | 2.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $22,044 | $11,022 | — | 2.5x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $23,886 | $11,943 | — | 2.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $27,654 | $13,827 | — | 2.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $16,701 | $8,351 | — | 2.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $108,213 | $54,106 | — | 2.4x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $24,274 | $12,137 | — | 2.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $19,693 | $9,846 | — | 2.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $16,334 | $8,167 | — | 2.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $15,917 | $7,958 | — | 2.3x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $21,140 | $10,570 | — | 2.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $47,225 | $23,612 | — | 2.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $22,755 | $11,378 | — | 2.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $27,423 | $13,711 | — | 2.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $17,252 | $8,626 | — | 2.3x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $36,489 | $18,244 | — | 2.2x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $38,640 | $19,320 | — | 2.2x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $43,229 | $21,614 | — | 2.2x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $29,667 | $14,833 | — | 2.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $28,249 | $14,124 | — | 2.2x |
| TENDONITIS, MYOSITIS AND BURSITIS WITH MCC | 557 | $31,898 | $15,949 | — | 2.2x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $16,567 | $8,283 | — | 2.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $63,265 | $31,632 | — | 2.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $55,462 | $27,731 | — | 2.2x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $16,455 | $8,228 | — | 2.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $36,928 | $18,464 | — | 2.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $19,693 | $9,847 | — | 2.1x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $46,800 | $23,400 | — | 2.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $21,929 | $10,965 | — | 2.1x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $32,493 | $16,246 | — | 2.1x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $19,806 | $9,903 | — | 2.1x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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