US Health Care Costs

Metrowest Medical Center

115 Lincoln Street, Framingham, MA 01701 · (508) 383-1000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$30.8Mnet income, all sources
−18.5%margin on patient care alone
$142,433cost of charity care (0.1% of costs)
$21.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
123beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending January 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871316$83,991$18,634
Heart failure, with major complications 291112$61,323$12,331
Lung infection, with major complications 17774$73,738$15,658
Pneumonia, with major complications 19362$57,063$12,781
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69851$74,918$15,950
Respiratory failure 18940$51,158$12,205
Fainting 31240$61,189$8,872
Heart attack, with major complications 28039$80,583$15,515
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$53,300$11,126
Kidney failure, with complications 68330$55,212$9,292
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64029$75,867$12,407
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30927$45,532$7,616
Urinary tract infection 69026$47,027$8,049
Kidney failure, with major complications 68225$61,159$13,580
Sepsis 87225$55,355$10,098
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06524$68,830$9,951
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37724$84,400$15,859
Stomach and digestive disorders 39222$63,339$8,066
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39121$52,188$12,820
Back problems (no surgery) 55219$49,772$9,638
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64119$44,523$8,022
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$143,748$44,637
Heart stent 32218$121,514$19,518
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81117$69,595$14,302
Stroke, with major complications 06415$82,850$19,257
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06914$61,789$10,051
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30814$56,933$12,002
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31414$67,690$17,789
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$51,798$9,517
Anemia and blood disorders 81214$58,518$9,514
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$93,223$13,289
Heart attack, with complications 28113$45,380$8,738
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48113$115,428$20,167
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$50,543$8,886
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60313$35,829$8,575
Delirium and other mental confusion 88413$57,873$15,509
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91713$98,305$15,557
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Cc 31512$53,800$9,421
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Mcc 09111$63,881$16,641
Seizures with Mcc 10011$88,389$18,336
Seizures 10111$53,078$9,468
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32111$170,551$29,636

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