US Health Care Costs

Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Mcc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 239: Amputation for circulatory system disorders except upper limb and toe with mcc

$265,094typical hospital bill
$77,769typical amount paid
$56,108–$99,430range paid across 2 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $265,094 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Hartford HospitalHartford11$246,499$56,108
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven11$283,689$99,430

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.