Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours in Connecticut

MS-DRG 870: Septicemia or severe sepsis with mv >96 hours

$245,301typical hospital bill

$70,723typical amount paid

$60,499–$92,603range paid across 10 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $245,301 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital	New London	23	$209,447	$60,499
Saint Mary's Hospital	Waterbury	16	$184,877	$63,460
Middlesex Hospital	Middletown	18	$207,928	$66,886
Bridgeport Hospital	Bridgeport	16	$239,702	$70,592
William W Backus Hospital	Norwich	20	$217,189	$70,655
Stamford Hospital	Stamford	11	$279,786	$70,791
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center	Hartford	12	$250,900	$76,592
Waterbury Hospital	Waterbury	14	$289,862	$77,164
Hartford Hospital	Hartford	49	$370,738	$78,289
Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven	58	$304,791	$92,603

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.