Lowell General Hospital
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL in Lowell, MA charges 2.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 115 analyzed procedures, representing typical pricing for a nonprofit hospital in the region.
Lowell, MA 01854 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Pricing grade
B
Good
Avg markup vs Medicare
2.87x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
5.5x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
115
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $18,977 | $9,488 | — | 5.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $52,714 | $26,357 | — | 4.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $22,350 | $11,175 | — | 4.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $13,828 | $6,914 | — | 4.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 446 | $19,940 | $9,970 | — | 4.1x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $28,846 | $14,423 | — | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $24,148 | $12,074 | — | 4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $28,443 | $14,221 | — | 3.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $20,242 | $10,121 | — | 3.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $17,758 | $8,879 | — | 3.7x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC | 556 | $29,054 | $14,527 | — | 3.7x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 473 | $74,005 | $37,002 | — | 3.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $52,758 | $26,379 | — | 3.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $22,405 | $11,202 | — | 3.6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $24,121 | $12,060 | — | 3.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $18,636 | $9,318 | — | 3.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $38,487 | $19,244 | — | 3.5x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $17,860 | $8,930 | — | 3.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $20,050 | $10,025 | — | 3.5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $24,329 | $12,164 | — | 3.4x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $44,758 | $22,379 | — | 3.4x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $40,864 | $20,432 | — | 3.4x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $20,820 | $10,410 | — | 3.3x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $20,938 | $10,469 | — | 3.3x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $21,844 | $10,922 | — | 3.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $29,294 | $14,647 | — | 3.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $13,988 | $6,994 | — | 3.3x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $16,813 | $8,407 | — | 3.2x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $20,477 | $10,239 | — | 3.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $17,200 | $8,600 | — | 3.2x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $24,690 | $12,345 | — | 3.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $51,483 | $25,742 | — | 3.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $20,770 | $10,385 | — | 3.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $17,359 | $8,679 | — | 3.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $21,953 | $10,977 | — | 3.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $21,622 | $10,811 | — | 3.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $17,689 | $8,844 | — | 3.1x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $36,254 | $18,127 | — | 3x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $16,970 | $8,485 | — | 3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $21,712 | $10,856 | — | 3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $34,620 | $17,310 | — | 3x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $18,586 | $9,293 | — | 3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $27,288 | $13,644 | — | 3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $49,255 | $24,628 | — | 3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $70,560 | $35,280 | — | 3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $32,032 | $16,016 | — | 3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $31,335 | $15,668 | — | 3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $25,041 | $12,521 | — | 3x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $47,171 | $23,585 | — | 2.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $15,886 | $7,943 | — | 2.9x |
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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.
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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