US Health Care Costs

New England Baptist Hospital

125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120 · (617) 754-5800

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$51what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$19.0Mnet income, all sources
−21.2%margin on patient care alone
$1.1Mcost of charity care (0.5% of costs)
$547,198unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
75beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. 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
Hip or knee replacement 470882$36,463$16,418
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460121$79,644$33,607
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467117$63,651$28,597
Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper Extremities 48391$57,764$22,411
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive 45766$145,183$59,486
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Mcc or Tota 46966$57,372$26,271
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47249$61,687$25,894
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45441$85,304$52,175
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc 51935$44,999$16,638
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46834$52,252$22,668
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive 45631$192,792$87,401
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45526$79,768$40,619
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc 51618$38,822$16,982
Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc 44816$107,324$45,631
Knee Procedures Without Principal Diagnosis of Infection with Cc/Mcc 48812$38,515$16,204
Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical 40211$77,112$36,578
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Mcc 45911$126,567$58,104
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 51711$32,326$12,923
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