US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$69,457typical hospital bill
$19,230typical amount paid
$18,045–$20,415range paid across 2 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,457 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Hartford HospitalHartford12$73,724$18,045
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven26$65,189$20,415

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.