Trauma team activation
Facility: South Shore Hospital
Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $2,129 compared to the $1,775 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.20× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,775 (about 1.3× the $1,362 Medicare rate). South Shore Hospital charges insurers about $2,129, or about $8,838 in cash — above the fair price. Located in South Weymouth, MA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $1,775. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $1,081 | 79% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,081 | 79% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,597 | 117% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $2,662 - $2,683 | 195% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at South Shore Hospital
Compare: Trauma team activation at other MA hospitals
- North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation · North Adams $1,001
- Fairview Hospital · Great Barrington $1,101
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton · Milton $1,409
- New England Baptist Hospital · Boston $1,489
- Northeast Hospital Corporation · Beverly $1,564
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $1,571
- Winchester Hospital · Winchester $1,597
- Anna Jaques Hospital · Newburyport $1,616
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at South Shore Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $4,583
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $4,583).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($8,838) Beats Your Bill
South Shore Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $8,838 (vs. $2,129 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,775 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($12,626) is $10,851 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,775) and 9.3× the $1,362 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.