US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications in Connecticut

MS-DRG 811: Red blood cell disorders with mcc

$47,058typical hospital bill
$14,784typical amount paid
$12,456–$22,940range paid across 14 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,058 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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
Midstate Medical CenterMeriden16$44,854$12,456
William W Backus HospitalNorwich14$33,417$12,695
The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNew Britain11$47,148$13,087
Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London17$45,112$13,169
Stamford HospitalStamford16$49,824$13,939
Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich21$40,944$14,366
Danbury HospitalDanbury16$29,763$14,649
Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury12$38,999$14,918
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport28$57,788$15,058
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford22$53,997$15,270
Norwalk HospitalNorwalk14$46,969$15,592
Hartford HospitalHartford22$71,415$17,077
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of ConnectFarmington35$53,479$21,872
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven43$79,745$22,940

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.