US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$92,896typical hospital bill
$30,244typical amount paid
$29,702–$30,785range paid across 2 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $92,896 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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 HospitalHartford16$107,768$29,702
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven23$78,024$30,785

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.