US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 176: Pulmonary embolism without mcc

$29,926typical hospital bill
$10,445typical amount paid
$8,603–$12,400range paid across 3 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $29,926 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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 HospitalDanbury23$23,508$8,603
Hartford HospitalHartford31$49,680$10,445
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven29$29,926$12,400

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.