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Mount Auburn Hospital

Mount Auburn Hospital · Cambridge, MA

330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138(617) 492-3500

4 of 5

CMS star rating

163

Beds

117,776

Inpatient discharges a year

$352.8M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

Mount Auburn Hospital aerial view — Photo 1: Vistawhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo 2: Public domain (USGS NAIP, CONUS), via USGS National Map / USDA NAIP

About this hospital

Mount Auburn Hospital is a 163-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Cambridge, MA, affiliated with Mount Auburn Hospital. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 35 in-network payers and 198 disclosed rate categories.

Rural referral center
Reclassified as rural
Disproportionate share hospital
ACO participant

CCN: 220002
NPI: 1689670259
Website: mountauburnhospital.org
Health system: Mount Auburn Hospital
Teaching: Major teaching hospital
County: Middlesex County
Metro area: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction K, National Government Services (14011)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2002

Prices for common services

The 24 services Mount Auburn Hospital most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Medicine & Surgery · Inpatient

Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC

MS-DRG 470

$16,912 - $20,986

from 2 insurers · median $18,949

UnitedHealthcare$20,986

Insurer A*$16,912

Medicare $16,535Nearby hospitals $23,27319% below nearby hospitals

79 Medicare discharges for this DRG in CMS hospital data

CT imaging

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CPT 74177

$1,103 - $1,646

from 2 insurers · median $1,374

Aetna$1,646

Insurer A*$1,103

Medicare $401Nearby hospitals $92948% above nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$7,915

negotiated rate

UnitedHealthcare$7,915

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$11,117

negotiated rate

UnitedHealthcare$11,117

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports neonatal nursery services to CMS

How the insurers pay at Mount Auburn Hospital

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

Insurer	Services	Median % of Medicare	Above nearby	Below nearby
Insurer A*	21	399%	19	0
Insurer B*	3	351%	2	1
Insurer C*	15	228%	6	5
Insurer D*	4	-	0	2

How we chose these services: 4 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 17 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 3 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for Mount Auburn Hospital, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

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More about this hospital

Quality
4 of 5 stars
- 205 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.45%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Major teaching hospital
- 26 services
- 771 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$352.8M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -5.9%
- $15.6M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $11.9M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.
- Private (not for profit)
- Edwin C Huang, chief executive
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Mount Auburn Hospital in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
04-2103606Mount Auburn Hospital	58Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ameri Health and 53 more	1689670259 Mount Auburn Hospital1649254491 Mount Auburn Hospital1902168339 Mount Auburn Hospitaland 11 more
04-2474962Mount Auburn Pathologists INC	17Aspirus Health Plan, Dean Health Plan, Denver Health Medical Plan, EmblemHealth, First Health and 12 more	1194830471 Mount Auburn Pathologists Inc.1689670259 Mount Auburn Hospital

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 492-3500

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Mount Auburn Hospital compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
4 of 5
Higher than 58% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Better on 1 of 8 measures
1 better, 7 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
No different on 7 measures
0 better, 7 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 1 of 11 measures
0 better, 10 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
75%
Higher than 62% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
1.08
Higher than 79% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
205 min
Higher than 83% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
38%
Lower than 93% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	4 of 5
Death rates	Better on 1 of 8 measures
Safety	No different on 7 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 1 of 11 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	75%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	1.08	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	205 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	38%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Mount Auburn Hospital's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.45% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+0.67% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Mount Auburn Hospital, beside the US median and the average of MA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 126 cases	4	4.1	4.091		Better than 52% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 2,322 cases	3.3	3.9	3.416		Better than 83% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 197 cases	11	11.8	11.44		Better than 75% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 81 cases	1.8	2.3	2.108		Better than 82% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 95 cases	7.1	8.5	7.486		Better than 86% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 471 cases	9.6	11	9.785		Better than 76% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 576 cases	11.3	15.2	13.44		Better than 95% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 177 cases	10.3	11.6	11.76		Better than 74% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,084 cases	0.18	0.51	0.6721	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 93% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 45 cases	187	173	175	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,943 cases	0.32	0.2	0.2083	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,901 cases	0.26	0.27	0.296	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 54% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,055 cases	2.15	2.29	2.482	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 73% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 524 cases	1.45	1.63	1.613	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 85% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 524 cases	12.31	8.88	9.192	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,095 cases	3.88	3.4	3.743	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 509 cases	8.59	5.105	5.331	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 209 cases	2.02	1.72	1.756	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 856 cases	1.13	1.02	1.044	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 76% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 204 cases	23	4.2	18.16		Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 505 cases	11.4	1.25	17.34		Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 580 cases	25.3	3.85	17.01		Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,246 cases	12.2	12.9	12.66	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 124 cases	10.8	10.7	10.92	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 124 cases	5	5.3	5.182	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 624 cases	1.1	1	0.9596	No Different than expected	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 213 cases	14.4	14.4	14.76		Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 87 cases	9	10.9	10.82		Better than 94% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 111 cases	20.9	19.8	20.36		Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 550 cases	20.3	21.3	22.03		Better than 81% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 108 cases	5.5	5.8	5.709		Better than 65% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 631 cases	18	17.2	17.81		Worse than 76% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.112	0.172	0.2107	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.204	1.504	1.812	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3,288	1,370	8,303	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.998	0.9835	8.287	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	4.273	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.667	0.484	0.4759	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.188	0.138	0.2845	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.01	1.392	1.932	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3,221	1,799	7,314	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4.063	1.377	8.986	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	0	5.818	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.738	0.399	0.6647	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.018	0.2345	0.3618	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.741	2.135	2.379	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	115	61	149	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.832	1.591	3.928	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	1	3.531	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.353	0.7155	0.7845	No Different than National Benchmark	Better than 73% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4656
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.886
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	25	38	72.32
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.224	0.328	0.6066
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	0.7955
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.451
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2428	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.419	1.855	2.383	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	51,848	14,451	69,453	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.111	0.567	4.799	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	3.018	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.597	0.6915	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 18% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.274	0.127	0.2286	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.962	0.747	0.9902	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	43,621	13,646	64,881	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	18.54	5.683	33.9	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	10	2	16.5	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.539	0.279	0.4375	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 79% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	66	73	69.54	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	12	8	10.27	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	22	18	20.2
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	84	87	85.15	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	4	3.13	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	79	80	79.3	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	91	91	91.43	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	5	4	4.75	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	3.463	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	16	16	15.95
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	79	79	78.45	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	91	91	90.5	Better than 45% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	5	5	5.893	Better than 44% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	3.019	Worse than 37% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	16	16	15.66
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	61	61	60.82	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	77	77	76.96	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	21	19	19.86	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	2.704	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	18	19	19.32
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	87	86	86.83	Better than 55% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	13	13	12.75	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	4	3	3.648	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	87	87	87.25	Better than 47% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	14	14	13.96	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	86	86	86.04	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	74	74	73.88	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	7	7	7.232	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	19	19	18.89
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	77	77	76.98	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	6	6	6.357	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	17	17	16.66
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	85	85	84.46	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	4.036	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	12	11	11.5
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	9	8	9.911	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	21	20	22.54
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	70	72	67.55	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	88	88	86.72	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	2.981	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	74	74	74.29	Worse than 48% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	9	9	9.679	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	17	16	16.04
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	74	75	75.66	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	7	5	6.125	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	19	20	18.21
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	77	77	77	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	5	4	4.946	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	18	19	18.05
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	86	86	85.23	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	3.125	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	11	11	11.64
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	52	59	47.63	Worse than 74% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	14	9	17.7	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	34	31	34.68
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	78	82	74.48	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	2.111	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	5	5	6.143	Better than 45% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	75	71	69.48	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	89	87	86.65	Better than 60% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	20	23	24.38
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	4	4	3.556	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	48	47	47.23	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	32	30	30.13	Worse than 57% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	20	22	22.64
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	3	3	3.056	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	12	12	11.66	Better than 48% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,714 cases	88	88	88.34	Better than 48% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	medium
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		9
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.188
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 2,402 cases	98	79	84.05	Better than 96% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 401 cases	203	154	227	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 370 cases	205	148	219	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 26 cases	148	247	381	Better than 88% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		358
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 34,337 cases	2	1	3.981	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		69.39
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 100 cases	99	97	97.12	Better than 63% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		30.67
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,742 cases	17	15	17.23	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 115 cases	38	65	53.88	Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 45 cases	51	73	63.72	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 19 cases	68	88	81.64	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 117 cases	68	82	74.82	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 46 cases	91	94	90.31	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 128 cases	98	98	97.42	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		81
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 98 cases	97	94	93	Better than 73% of US hospitals
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		91.36
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 747 cases	95	97	96.17	Worse than 62% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	19	5	4.356		Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	5.1	6.6	6.335		Better than 70% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.98	0.99	0.9783		Better than 53% of US hospitals

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

Measures CMS reports for the hospital's psychiatric unit or for a psychiatric hospital.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 90 cases	80	60.8	71.44		Better than 93% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 90 cases	45.6	35.5	43.85		Better than 78% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,807 cases	0	0.05	0.2276		The worst result, shared by 22% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,807 cases	0	0.03	0.09711		The worst result, shared by 39% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 66 cases	97	87	74.23		Better than 78% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 103 cases	86.4	78.1	80.48		Better than 86% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 233 cases	18.4	19.1	19.98	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 61% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 119 cases	97	92	80.3		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		61.19
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		57.42
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		75.34
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		58.66
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		50.47
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		10.42
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 160 cases	8	77	66.04		Worse than 82% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	60	20	37.36	Better than 94% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	15	5	9.341	Better than 94% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	20	10	15.42	Better than 57% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	5	2.5	3.854	Better than 57% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	50	34	33.06	Better than 75% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	12.5	8.75	8.266	Better than 75% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	25	40	34.38	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	6.25	10	8.595	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	38.75	29.5	30.06	Better than 77% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	76	71.67	56	45	53.33	60
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	19	17.92	14	11.25	13.33	15
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	20	Not Available	30	20	10	20
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	5	Not Available	7.5	5	2.5	5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	32	Not Available	Not Available	19	25	50
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	8	Not Available	Not Available	4.75	6.25	12.5
VBP safety domain score	30	Not Available	Not Available	50	16	25
VBP safety weighted domain score	7.5	Not Available	Not Available	12.5	4	6.25
VBP total performance score	39.5	Not Available	Not Available	33.5	26.08	38.75

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 208 cases	0.9564	0.9995	1.051	Better than 77% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.9343	1	1.024	Better than 76% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 117 cases	0.9285	0.9969	1.036	Better than 96% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 514 cases	0.9763	0.9983	1.036	Better than 66% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.6826	0.9916	1.008	Better than 98% of US hospitals
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 477 cases	1.102	0.9955	1.046	Worse than 93% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.054	1.042	1.066	0.9939	0.9883	0.9564
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	1.156	1.195	1.026	1.011	0.9713	0.9343
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.994	0.9545	1.003	0.9741	0.9752	0.9285
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.075	1.02	1.048	1.036	1.042	0.9763
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.03	0.9443	0.9319	0.8211	0.7042	0.6826
READM-30-PN-HRRP	0.9727	0.9904	0.9984	1.149	1.138	1.102

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	Mount Auburn Hospital	US median	MA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.978	0.489	0.7646	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.474	0.346	0.4801	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.739	0.559	0.683	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.562	0.6405	0.6605	Better than 57% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.084	0.9628	1.026	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.837	0.7945	0.9399	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.3468	-0.0453	0.2232	Worse than 73% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	Yes	N/A	No	No	No
Total HAC score	0.2142	0.3154	0	-0.4123	-0.0866	0.3468

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2011)
Accreditation
Major
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
217
Medicare-certified beds
308
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

26 services at Mount Auburn Hospital

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Department
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitSurgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Outpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: Diagnostic RadiologyNuclear MedicineTherapeutic Radiology
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child Birth
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug Service
Rehabilitation and therapy: OT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Mount Auburn Hospital reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.

117,776
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 3%, Medicaid 2%
45,289
Inpatient days
84% of available bed days used
1,693
Employees (full-time equivalent)
68
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 831253). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Mount Auburn Hospital reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	16,672	3,932	24,685	45,289
Discharges	3,080	1,958	112,738	117,776
Average length of stay	5.4 days	2.0 days	0.2 days	0.4 days
Average daily census	45.7	10.8	67.6	124.1

7,563
Medicare Advantage days
1,332 discharges
2,768
Medicaid managed care days
5,067
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	137	38,106	15,403	76%
Intensive care unit	11	3,550	1,269	88%
Nursery		3,633
Subprovider - ipf	15	2,525	1,792	46%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 831253, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Mount Auburn Hospital treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 1,948 Medicare discharges in 63 published DRGs; 13% surgical; 73% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	243	$33,071	$18,349	$18,553	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	124	$23,642	$11,586	$13,263	1.28
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	99	$27,034	$14,825	$15,166	1.59
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	93	$23,765	$14,843	$13,332	1.70
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	79	$20,704	$11,548	$11,615	1.33
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	56	$24,099	$8,634	$13,520	0.98
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without MCCMS-DRG 392, medical	56	$16,085	$6,642	$9,024	0.79
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	55	$20,141	$9,768	$11,299	1.17
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without MCCMS-DRG 641, medical	51	$16,696	$6,946	$9,367	0.78
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCCMS-DRG 470, surgical	45	$26,689	$17,368	$14,973	1.88
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	40	$23,735	$12,925	$13,315	1.50
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with MCCMS-DRG 190, medical	38	$22,710	$9,860	$12,740	1.10
Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with MCCMS-DRG 698, medical	37	$26,981	$15,186	$15,137	1.65
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	32	$16,163	$7,020	$9,068	0.81
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with MCCMS-DRG 377, medical	30	$32,674	$16,434	$18,330	1.79
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	28	$20,385	$8,443	$11,436	1.02
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without MCCMS-DRG 322, surgical	28	$54,089	$16,935	$30,344	1.82
Cellulitis without MCCMS-DRG 603, medical	28	$16,748	$7,586	$9,396	0.88
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	27	$23,821	$8,819	$13,364	0.86
Hip and femur procedures except major joint with CCMS-DRG 481, surgical	27	$33,177	$19,589	$18,612	2.07

See all 63 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Mount Auburn Hospital

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Mount Auburn Hospital billed Medicare for most in 2024: 2,394 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	516	421	$8,177	$2,328	$2,090
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	236	215	$6,621	$1,377	$1,220
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	159	159	$8,723	$2,485	$2,208
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	107	89	$6,684	$1,607	$1,445
Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373	103	74	$5,420	$1,743	$1,516
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	99	97	$8,560	$6,059	$5,339
Level 3 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5113	90	89	$4,947	$2,746	$2,373
Level 1 Nerve ProceduresAPC 5431	81	71	$3,158	$1,652	$1,407
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	71	70	$9,230	$4,899	$4,358
Level 3 Electrophysiologic ProceduresAPC 5213	70	70	$68,039	$23,804	$21,117

See all 32 Medicare outpatient services at Mount Auburn Hospital

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Mount Auburn Hospital in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 4,210 in 2020 to 4,029 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
02472	735	18%	3,637	$25.9M	48%	52%
02138	423	10%	2,010	$15.3M	47%	49%
02478	393	10%	1,744	$13M	53%	51%
02474	297	7%	1,543	$10.7M	30%	32%
02140	290	7%	1,519	$11.1M	46%	54%
02144	206	5%	1,035	$7.6M	27%	31%
02139	202	5%	1,215	$8.5M	20%	24%
02476	197	5%	1,086	$7.4M	28%	34%
02143	161	4%	843	$6M	21%	21%
02155	148	4%	741	$6M	5%	6%
02421	114	3%	510	$3.9M	13%	12%
02453	102	3%	486	$3.5M	11%	12%
02451	88	2%	410	$3.6M	13%	13%
02452	86	2%	411	$3.1M	16%	22%
02145	77	2%	476	$3.6M	13%	17%
02141	73	2%	330	$3M	17%	19%
02135	53	1%	260	$2M	4%	4%
02148	44	1%	284	$1.9M	2%	3%
02420	33	1%	136	$1.1M	8%	11%
02458	30	1%	98	$679,900	7%	3%
01801	26	1%	102	$946,002	1%	2%
01730	25	1%	137	$900,701	4%	3%
02150	25	1%	109	$1.2M	2%
02149	21	1%	110	$1.4M	1%	2%
02151	18	0%	109	$1M	1%	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 4,029 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Mount Auburn Hospital reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2002). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

15
Psychiatric unit beds

308
Registered nurses
4
Licensed practical nurses
22
Physicians
52
Resident physicians
5
Physician assistants
7
Pharmacists
8
Respiratory therapists
25
Physical therapists
6
Occupational therapists
1
Speech pathologists and audiologists
2
Dietitians
6
Social workers
819
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

771 clinicians who bill Medicare list Mount Auburn Hospital as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Internal Medicine Physician 160
Emergency Medicine Physician 50
Family Nurse Practitioner 45
Family Medicine Physician 44
Physician Assistant 33
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 26
Anesthesiology Physician 23
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 22
Nurse Practitioner 19
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 18

Katherine Wang, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician
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Damon Spitz, MD
Specialist
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Aaron Thomas
Neuroradiology Physician
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Michael Fehm, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
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Elyssa Pellish, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
NPI 1407830201
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Katherine Hanaway, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
NPI 1457375727
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Brittany Cheney, PAC
Physician Assistant
NPI 1841691011
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William Winkelman, MD
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician
NPI 1316289440
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Rifat Dweik, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1255361051
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Chris Sambaziotis, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1578866513
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Adam Brys, MD
Dermatology Physician
NPI 1538521711
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Kartik Kumar
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1356736912
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Philip Rogoff, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1154493914
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Artur Zembowicz, MD, PH D
Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician
NPI 1285610014
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Anthony Martyniak, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1396703799
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Nirav Shah, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
NPI 1770733354
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Stuart Arbesfeld, M.D.
Dermatology Physician
NPI 1326123308
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Thomas O'Halloran, MB BCH BAO
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1922101294
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James Karlson, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
NPI 1114915261
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Christina Linkiewicz, P.A.-C
Surgical Physician Assistant
NPI 1346283694
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Kyle Pond, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1326090622
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Peter Zimetbaum, M.D.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI 1932131463
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Robert Campbell, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1982670857
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Peter Rosenblatt, MD
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician
NPI 1629048665
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Mount Auburn Hospital reported to Medicare for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$933M	264.5%
Inpatient	$321.3M	91.1%
Outpatient	$611.8M	173.4%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$580.3M	-164.5%
Net patient revenue	$352.8M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$373.4M	-105.9%
Operating income from patient care	-$20.6M	-5.9%
Other income	$32.5M	9.2%
Contributions and donations	-$56,200	-0.0%
Investment income	$1.4M	0.4%
Other	$31.2M	8.8%
Net income	$11.9M	3.4%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$199.8M	21.4%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$101.6M	10.9%
Other payers and self-pay	$631.6M	67.7%
Total charges	$933M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 831253, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Mount Auburn Hospital's latest cost report.

-5.9%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
3.1%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
10.7%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
42% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$36.07
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
0.5%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
4.8%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.03
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.02
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
0 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
38 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
1906 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.18
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
19.4 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 831253, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Mount Auburn Hospital owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Sep 2025), across all fund types: $2.2B in total assets and a $246M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	-$32,514	-0.0%
Patient receivables, net	$37.1M	1.7%
Inventory	$4.4M	0.2%
Total current assets	$45.3M	2.1%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$155.8M	7.2%
Investments and other assets	$2B	90.7%
Total assets	$2.2B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$1.8B	83.5%
Total liabilities	$1.9B	88.7%
Fund balance (net assets)	$246M	11.3%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 831253, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Mount Auburn Hospital provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$4M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$11.3M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$8.4M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$15.6M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
4.2% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)
-$1.1M
Government grants and appropriations
Government grants or transfers supporting hospital operations

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 831253, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Mount Auburn Hospital's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Sep 2022	Sep 2023	Sep 2024	Sep 2025
Net patient revenue	$286.2M	$322.4M	$337.4M	$343.2M	$330.1M	$352.8M
Operating expenses	$319.3M	$335.1M	$365.7M	$396.9M	$370.6M	$373.4M
Operating margin	-11.6%	-3.9%	-8.4%	-15.7%	-12.3%	-5.9%
Net income	$8.5M	$4.1M	-$8M	-$19.9M	-$16.2M	$11.9M
Total assets	$474.6M	$476.1M	$394M	$956.5M	$1.5B	$2.2B
Discharges	12,167	12,571	12,212	11,866	11,270	117,776
Inpatient days	50,795	53,862	55,370	48,898	45,854	45,289
Medicare Advantage days	6,929	7,695	8,472	8,494	7,160	7,563
Beds	208	201	201	204	204	163
Employees (FTE)	1,526	1,518	1,421	1,826	1,710	1,693

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 831253, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Mount Auburn Hospital reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Operating room	$6.1M	$27.5M	$64.3M	0.43	25,054
Laboratory	$4.7M	$26.7M	$163.7M	0.16	18,243
Drugs charged to patients		$26M	$34.8M	0.74	199
Radiology-diagnostic	$5M	$16M	$62M	0.26	31,830
Delivery room & labor room	$7M	$15.4M	$23.2M	0.66	9,478
Clinic	$7.7M	$14M	$20.7M	0.68	10,304
Emergency	$5.7M	$13.7M	$97.4M	0.14	11,950
Medical supplies charged to patient		$12.5M	$24.6M	0.51
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$12.5M	$30.8M	0.40
Cardiac catheterization	$3.3M	$12.1M	$23.3M	0.52
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$8.9M	$9.2M	0.97
Gastrointestinal services	$2.9M	$7.7M	$29.8M	0.26	5,500
Recovery room	$3.9M	$5.4M	$5.9M	0.92	8,870
Ct scan	$1.1M	$5.3M	$44.8M	0.12
Physical therapy	$1.9M	$4.5M	$8M	0.56	8,165
Radiology-therapeutic	$1.8M	$4.5M	$34.1M	0.13	5,340
Respiratory therapy	$2.1M	$4.1M	$7.2M	0.57	1,000
Mri	$1.9M	$4.1M	$49.9M	0.08
Electrocardiology	$578,516	$3.5M	$27.8M	0.13	18,530
Blood storing processing & trans.	$705,039	$3.1M	$4.4M	0.71
Radioisotope	$382,474	$2.2M	$6.5M	0.34	6,462
Ultrasound	$1.4M	$1.8M	$28.2M	0.06
Outpatient psych	$947,422	$1.7M	$3.1M	0.54	11,942
Occupational therapy	$368,653	$954,833	$1.3M	0.72	2,335
Intravenous therapy	$492,632	$931,846	$2.9M	0.32
Cardiac rehabilitation	$385,073	$696,650	$3.5M	0.20
Electroencephalography	$202,757	$490,681	$1.2M	0.40	947
Speech pathology	$263,395	$477,919	$1.2M	0.41	144

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$23.2M	$76M	$78.8M	0.96	147,491
Intensive care unit	$4.6M	$8.3M	$15.5M	0.53	15,206
Subprovider - ipf	$2.1M	$5.9M	$10.6M	0.56	8,052
Nursery	$2.5M	$5.6M	$14.2M	0.39	2,218

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$9.4M	$84.5M	819	$11504.99	139,515
Employee benefits department	$119,183	$31.5M			2,788
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$15.8M			689,852
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$13.5M
Operation of plant	$2.4M	$13.4M	29,343	$82.17	99,412
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$7.1M	$7.1M			1,998
Nursing administration	$2.7M	$4.1M	6,455	$417.12	1,920
Housekeeping	$3M	$3.8M	14,400	$208.82	2,709
Dietary	$2.4M	$3.8M	12,024	$191.56	7,350
Pharmacy	$3.3M	$3.6M	10,386	$313.23	2,476
Central services & supply	$1.5M	$2.2M	7,886	$193.96	4,556
Laundry & linen service		$1.6M			2,400
Social service	$709,159	$713,004	5,497	$129.01	2,838
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv		$697,567
Maintenance & repairs	$439,502	$682,408	3,225	$136.28	6,647
Paramed ed prgm-pharmacy	$184,423	$208,237
Paramed ed prgm-dietary		$69,088

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 831253, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Mount Auburn Hospital for an inpatient stay.

1.66
Case mix index
Higher than 47% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Major teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.41 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
21.9%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
3,070
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.52	1.52	1.60	1.61	1.66	1.72	1.66
Wage index	1.267	1.284	1.297	1.242	1.313	1.288	1.307
Readmissions adjustment	-0.44%	-1.13%	-0.77%	-0.56%	-0.75%	-0.74%	-0.45%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+0.73%	+0.53%	+0.53%	-0.01%	+1.18%	+0.33%	+0.67%
Medicare inpatient stays	3,906	3,906	3,353	3,325	3,363	2,908	3,070

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Ownership

Organizations Mount Auburn Hospital reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2019

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Mount Auburn Hospital's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Kevin M Tabb Officer, Bilh Ceo/president, since 2019
Edwin C Huang Officer, President, since 2023
Brian Smith Officer, CFO, since 2024
Steven E Kapfhammer Officer, COO, since 2024
Christopher Shachoy Director, Ex-officio, since 2004
Daniel Calano Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2008
Donna Smerlas Director, Ex-officio, since 2017
John Macomber Director, Chair/board Of Trustees, since 2019
Susan Spurlock Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2019
Mary Beams Director, Vice Chair/board Of Trustees, since 2020
John Digiovanni Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2022
Rachel F Haft Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2022
A Kim Saal Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2023
Katherine Lapp Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2023
Mandy Lee Berman Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2023
Roy Greenwald Director, Member/board Of Trustees, since 2023

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 16 of 19 are shown.

Officers and key employees (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Name	Title
Tabb MD Kevin	CEO (ex-off) (CEO, Bilh)
Rios Cindy	Treas (ex-off) (exec VP & CFO, Bilh)
Katz Esq Jamie	Clerk (ex-off); Bilh General Counsel
Huang MD Edwin	Trustee (ex-officio) & President
Francioli Carl	Treas Ex-of; Bilh Intrm Cfo/bstn CFO
Golen MD Toni	Chief Medical Officer
Boyd Dnp Mha RN Kirsten	Chief Nursing Officer
Smith MBA Brian	Asst Treas Exof & Metro Bstn Mkt CFO
Kapfhammer Steven	Chief Operating Officer
Gevitz Esq Kathryn	Asst Clerk; Assoc Gen Counsel, Bilh
Beams Mary Elizabeth	Trustee & Vice Chair
Macomber John	Trustee & Chair
Herndon MBA CPA FACHE Scott	Treas (ex-off) (exec VP & CFO, Bilh)

Board members: Healy Peter, Spivak MD Barbara, Allison Elisabeth, Berman Mandy Lee, Bowman Manikka, Calano Daniel, Digiovanni John, Elkins Brent A, Greenwald Roy, Haft MD Rachel, Lapp Katherine, Mahiga Maliva, Pond MD Kyle, Saal MD Kim A, Shachoy Christopher, Shortsleeve MD Michael, and 4 more on the return.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Mount Auburn Hospital (EIN 04-2103606), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

Accountable care organization (Medicare Shared Savings Program)
Lahey Clinical Performance ACO
ACO A1490, current agreement since 2025. Public reporting page
Source: CMS Shared Savings Program participants, 2026, matched on Mount Auburn Hospital's legal name.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Subprovider i
CCN 22S002, certified 1985, Medicare prospective payment

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Mount Auburn Hospital's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Mount Auburn Hospital's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Mount Auburn Hospital?

For MRI brain before and after contrast (CPT 70553), published negotiated rates at Mount Auburn Hospital range from $827 to $3,243 across 2 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $827. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $806. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Mount Auburn Hospital?

For CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast (CPT 74177), published negotiated rates at Mount Auburn Hospital range from $1,103 to $1,646 across 2 insurers. Aetna's rate is $1,646. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $929. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Mount Auburn Hospital?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Mount Auburn Hospital range from $2,863 to $2,863 across 1 insurers. Aetna's rate is $2,863. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $2,670. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Mount Auburn Hospital?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Mount Auburn Hospital range from $7,915 to $7,915 across 1 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $7,915. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Mount Auburn Hospital?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Mount Auburn Hospital range from $206 to $432 across 3 insurers. Cigna's rate is $406. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $240. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Mount Auburn Hospital?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Mount Auburn Hospital range from $16,912 to $20,986 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $20,986. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $23,273. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Mount Auburn Hospital's CMS star rating?

Mount Auburn Hospital has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 4 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is higher than 58% of US hospitals.

Is Mount Auburn Hospital a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.41 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Mount Auburn Hospital for fiscal year 2027, so it is a major teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Mount Auburn Hospital for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Mount Auburn Hospital's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.45% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Mount Auburn Hospital?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (243 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (124 discharges), acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with mcc (99 discharges).

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