Hospital · Federal record

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private · 441 beds · BOSTON, MA

  • CCN 220031
  • 3 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 74%

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.085
HACRP
Not penalized
HAC composite: 0.35
HVBP
Score 29.58
Value-based purchasing · FY 2024

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
74%
HCAHPS summary star rating 4 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 160 $71,542 $30,290
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 152 $38,089 $19,671
885 PSYCHOSES 66 $78,853 $23,375
064 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC 56 $88,710 $31,479
177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC 48 $47,665 $25,178
853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC 46 $180,648 $76,096
286 CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC 40 $83,863 $32,616
640 MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC 39 $30,881 $20,365
698 OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC 39 $55,788 $25,090
190 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC 37 $30,800 $17,643

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,347
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $2,350
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $3,160
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $5,491
5093 Level 3 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $0
5094 Level 4 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $0
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $1,236
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $2,625
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $5,975
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $13,501

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations

Methodology · sources used on this page

Hospital information from publicly available CMS datasets. Profile generated May 18, 2026.

CMS Hospital Compare Quality measures, ratings, HCAHPS Apr 30, 2026
HRRP / HACRP / HVBP Federal quality programs Apr 30, 2026
CMS IPPS Inpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
CMS OPPS Outpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
Provider of Services Beds, ownership, type Apr 30, 2026
Hospital MRF Machine-readable price file Apr 30, 2026

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