Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents in Connecticut

MS-DRG 321: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with mcc or 4+ arteries/

$137,629typical hospital bill

$32,687typical amount paid

$29,099–$40,087range paid across 9 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $137,629 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
Saint Mary's Hospital	Waterbury	13	$103,203	$29,099
Danbury Hospital	Danbury	30	$98,501	$30,489
Bridgeport Hospital	Bridgeport	21	$100,368	$31,732
Stamford Hospital	Stamford	18	$197,620	$32,379
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center	Hartford	11	$115,511	$32,687
St Vincent's Medical Center	Bridgeport	19	$153,194	$33,002
Hartford Hospital	Hartford	65	$141,322	$34,553
Waterbury Hospital	Waterbury	11	$161,733	$35,574
Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven	62	$137,629	$40,087

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.