Heart stent in Connecticut

MS-DRG 322: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc

$83,011typical hospital bill

$20,781typical amount paid

$18,158–$25,264range paid across 11 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,011 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Waterbury Hospital	Waterbury	15	$109,618	$18,158
Stamford Hospital	Stamford	21	$112,824	$18,645
Saint Mary's Hospital	Waterbury	13	$88,543	$18,662
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital	New London	19	$74,156	$18,711
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center	Hartford	20	$75,109	$20,648
Danbury Hospital	Danbury	35	$83,011	$20,781
Hartford Hospital	Hartford	80	$82,874	$20,868
Norwalk Hospital	Norwalk	12	$95,364	$21,115
Bridgeport Hospital	Bridgeport	30	$77,706	$22,174
St Vincent's Medical Center	Bridgeport	30	$99,603	$22,679
Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven	68	$81,671	$25,264

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.