US Health Care Costs

Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Cc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 857: Postoperative or post-traumatic infections with o.r. procedures with cc

$115,643typical hospital bill
$27,609typical amount paid
$24,411–$30,807range paid across 2 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $115,643 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Hartford HospitalHartford13$124,699$24,411
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven14$106,588$30,807

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.