Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Neonate Birth Weight > 2499 Grams With Respiratory Distress Syndrome Or Other Major Respiratory Condition,MAJOR
Low
$3.1k
Average
$36.5k
Median
$24.3k
High
$105.9k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $29.3k | $45.4k | $42.5k | 94% | 77–293 | $9.3k – $194.1k |
| 2 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA | $31.8k | $37.8k | $26.2k | 69% | 59–158 | $10.9k – $119.9k |
| 3 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | $28.4k | $32.8k | $21.6k | 66% | 30–138 | $7.9k – $95.6k |
| 4 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $24.8k | $42.9k | $44.8k | 105% | 24–240 | $9.3k – $194.1k |
| 5 | Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | $22.4k | $23.3k | $9.6k | 41% | 15–42 | $8.6k – $45.9k |
| 6 | Salem Hospital Salem, MA | $27.1k | $28.5k | $15.4k | 54% | 7–70 | $9.0k – $186.1k |
| 7 | Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | $18.4k | $25.3k | $13.9k | 55% | 6–60 | $12.7k – $44.7k |
| 8 | Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA | $25.2k | $26.9k | $17.5k | 65% | 4–40 | $10.9k – $83.0k |
| 9 | Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Mansfield, TX | $24.1k | $37.6k | $34.4k | 92% | 3–30 | $5.6k – $119.6k |
| 10 | Martha's Vineyard Hospital Bluffs, MA | $28.8k | $28.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $28.8k – $28.8k |
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