US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$178,909typical hospital bill
$64,845typical amount paid
$60,314–$82,974range paid across 4 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $178,909 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford19$227,731$60,314
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport19$160,925$61,115
Hartford HospitalHartford15$158,225$68,574
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven27$196,892$82,974

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.