US Health Care Costs

Hypertension with Mcc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 304: Hypertension with mcc

$50,061typical hospital bill
$14,162typical amount paid
$11,917–$15,664range paid across 4 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,061 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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 HospitalDanbury14$36,031$11,917
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport12$50,595$12,772
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven21$49,526$15,553
Hartford HospitalHartford27$80,153$15,664

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.