US Health Care Costs

Other Factors Influencing Health Status in Connecticut

MS-DRG 951: Other factors influencing health status

$23,073typical hospital bill
$6,731typical amount paid
$5,972–$6,775range paid across 4 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $23,073 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Waterbury HospitalWaterbury12$16,306$5,972
Stamford HospitalStamford11$23,506$6,704
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford11$26,205$6,759
Hartford HospitalHartford21$22,640$6,775

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.