Mount Auburn Hospital

330 Mount Auburn Street · Cambridge, MA 02138

🤖AI Overview

This hospital has one of the fairest pricing structures in the country, with a markup of only 1.5x.

Total Charges

$75.3M

Medicare Payments

$50.5M

Discharges

3,344

Avg Length of Stay

5.6 days

Markup Ratio

1.5x

Risk Score

1.83

Fairness Grade: A

Excellent — charges less than 2x what Medicare pays

Mount Auburn Hospital charges an average of $22,525 per discharge, but Medicare only pays $15,115 — a markup of 1.5x. 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

1.5x

State Avg

2.9x

National Avg

5.3x

Avg Charge per Discharge

This Hospital

$22,525

State Avg

$48,948

National Avg

$69,838

Avg Length of Stay

This Hospital

5.6 days

State Avg

5.5 days

National Avg

4.8 days

Patient Demographics

Age Distribution

Under 65

6.4%

65–74

27.5%

75–84

34.7%

85+

31.4%

Gender

57.7%

Female

42.3%

Male

Dual Eligibility

25.4%

Dual Eligible

74.6%

Non-Dual

Race & Ethnicity

White

86.2%

Black

5.4%

Hispanic

2.4%

Asian

1.5%

Chronic Condition Profile

Prevalence of chronic conditions among this hospital's Medicare patients

Hypertension

75.0%

High Cholesterol

75.0%

Arthritis

50.3%

Mood Disorders

48.7%

Anxiety

45.7%

Depression

43.5%

Ischemic Heart Disease

42.7%

Heart Failure

38.0%

Chronic Kidney Disease

34.8%

Atrial Fibrillation

34.5%

Diabetes

32.6%

Alzheimer's/Dementia

29.8%

COPD

25.5%

Osteoporosis

23.2%

Cancer

22.4%

Stroke/TIA

16.9%

Asthma

15.7%

Substance Use

13.0%

Tobacco Use

12.3%

Bipolar Disorder

11.6%

Schizophrenia/Psychosis

8.9%

PTSD

5.2%

Personality Disorders

5.2%

Parkinson's

4.4%

ADHD/Conduct Disorders

3.0%

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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.