Fainting in Connecticut
MS-DRG 312: Syncope and collapse
$39,092typical hospital bill
$9,416typical amount paid
$7,481–$14,290range paid across 19 hospitals
Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,092 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital | Torrington | 12 | $26,138 | $7,481 | |
| Greenwich Hospital Association - | Greenwich | 22 | $35,044 | $7,703 | |
| Midstate Medical Center | Meriden | 17 | $42,361 | $7,923 | |
| William W Backus Hospital | Norwich | 20 | $33,781 | $7,962 | |
| Day Kimball Hospital | Putnam | 13 | $18,941 | $8,103 | |
| Waterbury Hospital | Waterbury | 23 | $37,630 | $8,851 | |
| Middlesex Hospital | Middletown | 41 | $38,825 | $9,166 | |
| Griffin Hospital | Derby | 25 | $39,062 | $9,210 | |
| Danbury Hospital | Danbury | 36 | $39,655 | $9,294 | |
| The Hospital of Central Connecticut | New Britain | 38 | $41,824 | $9,416 | |
| Lawrence & Memorial Hospital | New London | 18 | $34,503 | $9,421 | |
| Stamford Hospital | Stamford | 42 | $50,577 | $9,517 | |
| Norwalk Hospital | Norwalk | 28 | $39,523 | $9,805 | |
| St Francis Hospital & Medical Center | Hartford | 25 | $42,536 | $9,996 | |
| Bridgeport Hospital | Bridgeport | 41 | $39,092 | $10,269 | |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford | 75 | $38,686 | $10,294 | |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | New Haven | 68 | $43,865 | $11,374 | |
| St Vincent's Medical Center | Bridgeport | 14 | $48,445 | $12,502 | |
| John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect | Farmington | 13 | $42,218 | $14,290 |
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.