Heart failure and shock with major complications in Connecticut
What 25 hospitals in Connecticut charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$51,456
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$13,920
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$11,646
Average per stay
State rank
#44 of 50
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Connecticut billed an average of $51,456 for heart failure and shock with major complications, about 3.7 times the average total payment of $13,920. That payment is 16% above the U.S. average of $12,050.
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 $13,920Billed $51,456
About 27¢ 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: heart failure and shock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford HospitalHartford | 453 | $69,399 | $15,733 | $11,973 |
| Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven | 423 | $58,301 | $16,927 | $13,356 |
| Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport | 296 | $40,515 | $13,848 | $11,611 |
| Danbury HospitalDanbury | 261 | $38,780 | $13,087 | $11,248 |
| St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford | 248 | $50,858 | $13,882 | $11,666 |
| Stamford HospitalStamford | 197 | $58,034 | $13,466 | $11,847 |
| Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London | 193 | $50,191 | $12,198 | $10,848 |
| William W Backus HospitalNorwich | 191 | $52,054 | $11,808 | $10,078 |
| Midstate Medical CenterMeriden | 167 | $50,076 | $11,973 | $10,301 |
| Middlesex HospitalMiddletown | 152 | $45,334 | $11,788 | $10,060 |
| Hospital of Central Connecticut, theNew Britain | 147 | $53,942 | $12,779 | $11,357 |
| St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport | 144 | $62,326 | $13,252 | $11,953 |
| John Dempsey HospitalFarmington | 142 | $55,486 | $20,635 | $16,933 |
| Norwalk HospitalNorwalk | 127 | $45,407 | $13,916 | $11,539 |
| Greenwich Hospital AssociationGreenwich | 125 | $41,941 | $12,050 | $10,165 |
| Waterbury HospitalWaterbury | 112 | $65,019 | $12,679 | $11,263 |
| Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington | 98 | $38,695 | $10,908 | $9,189 |
| Saint Marys HospitalWaterbury | 81 | $38,552 | $12,976 | $11,049 |
| Griffin HospitalDerby | 78 | $54,213 | $13,279 | $11,260 |
| Manchester Memorial HospitalCentral Manchester | 77 | $49,550 | $12,657 | $10,575 |
| Bristol HospitalBristol | 66 | $36,115 | $11,284 | $10,172 |
| Day Kimball HospitalPutnam | 50 | $27,515 | $11,847 | $10,811 |
| Windham Comm Mem Hosp & Hatch HospWillimantic | 43 | $40,465 | $15,844 | $13,666 |
| Sharon HospitalSharon | 31 | $26,171 | $16,447 | $15,078 |
| Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs | 26 | $24,440 | $11,867 | $9,906 |
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
| Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT | $10,908 |
|---|---|
| Bristol HospitalBristol, CT | $11,284 |
| Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT | $11,788 |
| William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT | $11,808 |
| Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT | $11,847 |
Highest
| John Dempsey HospitalFarmington, CT | $20,635 |
|---|---|
| Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT | $16,927 |
| Sharon HospitalSharon, CT | $16,447 |
| Windham Comm Mem Hosp & Hatch HospWillimantic, CT | $15,844 |
| Hartford HospitalHartford, CT | $15,733 |
Heart failure and shock with major complications in other states
Questions
How much does heart failure and shock with major complications cost in Connecticut?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291) at 25 hospitals in Connecticut was billed at $51,456 on average, while the average total payment was $13,920, of which Medicare paid $11,646. 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 3.7 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.