US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$56,063typical hospital bill
$17,523typical amount paid
$16,486–$18,560range paid across 2 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,063 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
Danbury HospitalDanbury17$52,292$16,486
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven23$59,834$18,560

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.