Melrosewakefield Healthcare
MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE in Melrose, MA charges 2.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 63 analyzed procedures, reflecting typical pricing patterns for nonprofit-private hospitals in Massachusetts.
Melrose, MA 02176 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
B
Good
Avg markup vs Medicare
2.34x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
3.79x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
63
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $53,040 | $26,520 | — | 3.8x |
| BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 478 | $74,527 | $37,263 | — | 3.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $22,129 | $11,065 | — | 3.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $16,965 | $8,483 | — | 3.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $9,847 | $4,924 | — | 3.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $19,915 | $9,958 | — | 3x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $18,523 | $9,261 | — | 3x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $16,976 | $8,488 | — | 2.9x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $13,081 | $6,541 | — | 2.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $19,719 | $9,860 | — | 2.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $19,581 | $9,791 | — | 2.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $16,158 | $8,079 | — | 2.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $15,411 | $7,705 | — | 2.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $9,247 | $4,623 | — | 2.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $14,460 | $7,230 | — | 2.7x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $14,270 | $7,135 | — | 2.7x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $23,627 | $11,813 | — | 2.6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $13,327 | $6,663 | — | 2.6x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $14,762 | $7,381 | — | 2.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $20,553 | $10,277 | — | 2.6x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $17,407 | $8,703 | — | 2.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $19,039 | $9,520 | — | 2.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $18,988 | $9,494 | — | 2.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $13,199 | $6,600 | — | 2.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $12,959 | $6,480 | — | 2.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $18,312 | $9,156 | — | 2.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $13,115 | $6,558 | — | 2.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $16,390 | $8,195 | — | 2.3x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $14,627 | $7,313 | — | 2.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $31,501 | $15,751 | — | 2.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $23,590 | $11,795 | — | 2.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $31,683 | $15,841 | — | 2.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $35,964 | $17,982 | — | 2.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $21,383 | $10,691 | — | 2.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $13,744 | $6,872 | — | 2.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $21,445 | $10,723 | — | 2.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $13,475 | $6,737 | — | 2.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $20,826 | $10,413 | — | 2.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $17,484 | $8,742 | — | 2.1x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $20,168 | $10,084 | — | 2.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $22,936 | $11,468 | — | 2.1x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $12,454 | $6,227 | — | 2.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $10,506 | $5,253 | — | 2.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $21,975 | $10,988 | — | 2.1x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $12,440 | $6,220 | — | 2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $11,310 | $5,655 | — | 2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $19,818 | $9,909 | — | 2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $9,903 | $4,951 | — | 2x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $33,051 | $16,526 | — | 2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $26,649 | $13,325 | — | 1.9x |
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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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