Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 454: Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with cc

$171,899typical hospital bill

$76,571typical amount paid

$63,075–$92,513range paid across 7 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $171,899 for this stay in 2024, about 2.2 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Midstate Medical Center	Meriden	29	$146,081	$63,075
St Vincent's Medical Center	Bridgeport	16	$219,482	$64,684
Danbury Hospital	Danbury	15	$171,899	$70,987
Greenwich Hospital Association -	Greenwich	18	$280,530	$76,571
Hartford Hospital	Hartford	39	$125,811	$76,676
Stamford Hospital	Stamford	14	$237,998	$79,805
Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven	18	$147,783	$92,513

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.