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Diabetes with major complications in Connecticut

What 9 hospitals in Connecticut charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for diabetes with major complications (DRG 637), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 637 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $64,856 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $17,178 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $14,061 Average per stay
State rank #41 of 43 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Connecticut billed an average of $64,856 for diabetes with major complications, about 3.8 times the average total payment of $17,178. That payment is 22% above the U.S. average of $14,037.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $17,178Billed $64,856

About 26¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Connecticut billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Connecticut:

Connecticut hospitals: diabetes with major complications

Every Connecticut hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven 48 $73,992 $21,503 $17,238
Hartford HospitalHartford 39 $61,352 $15,903 $12,820
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport 33 $47,425 $15,773 $13,139
Danbury HospitalDanbury 28 $41,339 $15,103 $12,155
Waterbury HospitalWaterbury 21 $77,632 $15,847 $12,875
William W Backus HospitalNorwich 16 $115,756 $20,788 $17,558
Midstate Medical CenterMeriden 14 $37,677 $13,530 $10,283
Stamford HospitalStamford 12 $84,754 $14,940 $13,437
Norwalk HospitalNorwalk 11 $64,014 $16,700 $14,885
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Lowest and highest payments in Connecticut

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Midstate Medical CenterMeriden, CT$13,530
Stamford HospitalStamford, CT$14,940
Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT$15,103
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT$15,773
Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT$15,847

Highest

Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT$21,503
William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT$20,788
Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT$16,700
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT$15,903
Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT$15,847

Diabetes with major complications in other states

Questions

How much does diabetes with major complications cost in Connecticut?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for diabetes with major complications (DRG 637) at 9 hospitals in Connecticut was billed at $64,856 on average, while the average total payment was $17,178, of which Medicare paid $14,061. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Connecticut, average charges were 3.8 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.