Baystate Wing Hospital And Medical Centers

40 Wright Street · Palmer, MA 01069

🤖AI Overview

This hospital has one of the fairest pricing structures in the country, with a markup of only 1.9x.

Total Charges

$24.8M

Medicare Payments

$13.1M

Discharges

1,454

Avg Length of Stay

4.1 days

Markup Ratio

1.9x

Risk Score

1.90

Fairness Grade: A

Excellent — charges less than 2x what Medicare pays

Baystate Wing Hospital And Medical Centers charges an average of $17,060 per discharge, but Medicare only pays $8,987 — a markup of 1.9x. Grades are based on this ratio: A (under 2x), B (2–3x), C (3–4x), D (4–5x), F (over 5x).

How This Hospital Compares

Markup Ratio

This Hospital

1.9x

State Avg

2.9x

National Avg

5.3x

Avg Charge per Discharge

This Hospital

$17,060

State Avg

$48,948

National Avg

$69,838

Avg Length of Stay

This Hospital

4.1 days

State Avg

5.5 days

National Avg

4.8 days

Patient Demographics

Age Distribution

Under 65

9.9%

65–74

28.6%

75–84

33.8%

85+

27.7%

Gender

59.6%

Female

40.4%

Male

Dual Eligibility

34.5%

Dual Eligible

65.5%

Non-Dual

Race & Ethnicity

White

92.9%

Black

1.9%

Hispanic

2.5%

Other

2.2%

Chronic Condition Profile

Prevalence of chronic conditions among this hospital's Medicare patients

Hypertension

75.0%

High Cholesterol

75.0%

Arthritis

53.5%

Chronic Kidney Disease

50.6%

Heart Failure

45.9%

Mood Disorders

45.5%

Anxiety

44.5%

Depression

41.1%

Atrial Fibrillation

40.8%

COPD

40.7%

Diabetes

40.3%

Ischemic Heart Disease

39.6%

Alzheimer's/Dementia

27.8%

Tobacco Use

21.4%

Osteoporosis

20.6%

Cancer

17.9%

Asthma

17.0%

Stroke/TIA

16.8%

Substance Use

16.2%

Schizophrenia/Psychosis

7.2%

Bipolar Disorder

6.7%

PTSD

5.4%

Parkinson's

4.1%

Personality Disorders

2.9%

ADHD/Conduct Disorders

1.8%

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⚠️ Important: Data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Charges represent what hospitals bill — not what patients typically pay. Medicare payment amounts reflect negotiated rates. Individual patient costs depend on insurance coverage and specific services.