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Extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications in Connecticut

What 6 hospitals in Connecticut charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications (DRG 981), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 981 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $181,870 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $54,430 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $42,054 Average per stay
State rank #38 of 42 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Connecticut billed an average of $181,870 for extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications, about 3.3 times the average total payment of $54,430. That payment is 16% above the U.S. average of $47,051.

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 $54,430Billed $181,870

About 30¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Connecticut billed for this stay.

Connecticut hospitals: extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis 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 56 $207,306 $63,659 $45,714
Hartford HospitalHartford 41 $182,903 $51,766 $36,892
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport 23 $152,491 $53,626 $50,457
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford 14 $183,840 $45,272 $36,455
Danbury HospitalDanbury 14 $152,544 $46,531 $36,408
St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport 11 $144,775 $40,760 $39,409
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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

St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT$40,760
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT$45,272
Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT$46,531
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT$51,766
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT$53,626

Highest

Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT$63,659
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT$53,626
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT$51,766
Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT$46,531
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT$45,272

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Questions

How much does extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications cost in Connecticut?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for extensive operating room procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with major complications (DRG 981) at 6 hospitals in Connecticut was billed at $181,870 on average, while the average total payment was $54,430, of which Medicare paid $42,054. 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 3.3 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.