What 24 hospitals in Connecticut charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications (DRG 177), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Hospitals in Connecticut billed an average of $55,991 for respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications, about 3.2 times the average total payment of $17,516. That payment is 17% above the U.S. average of $14,949.
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.
About 31¢ 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:
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 | 424 | $65,792 | $21,521 | $17,747 |
| Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport | 204 | $46,226 | $16,680 | $14,994 |
| Greenwich Hospital AssociationGreenwich | 163 | $52,882 | $15,433 | $13,344 |
| Hartford HospitalHartford | 142 | $64,471 | $18,171 | $14,648 |
| Danbury HospitalDanbury | 137 | $42,412 | $16,361 | $14,231 |
| Hospital of Central Connecticut, theNew Britain | 116 | $57,255 | $16,258 | $14,416 |
| Stamford HospitalStamford | 108 | $61,266 | $16,811 | $15,133 |
| Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London | 106 | $46,625 | $14,209 | $12,545 |
| St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport | 94 | $68,409 | $17,202 | $15,260 |
| John Dempsey HospitalFarmington | 93 | $52,416 | $23,947 | $19,850 |
| William W Backus HospitalNorwich | 89 | $62,499 | $15,235 | $13,122 |
| Midstate Medical CenterMeriden | 87 | $56,729 | $15,309 | $12,716 |
| Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington | 77 | $42,912 | $13,860 | $12,416 |
| Norwalk HospitalNorwalk | 76 | $48,380 | $16,930 | $14,742 |
| Waterbury HospitalWaterbury | 69 | $78,239 | $17,045 | $14,843 |
| Middlesex HospitalMiddletown | 69 | $50,128 | $15,168 | $13,097 |
| St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford | 63 | $57,871 | $17,921 | $15,198 |
| Saint Marys HospitalWaterbury | 51 | $51,531 | $16,068 | $13,720 |
| Manchester Memorial HospitalCentral Manchester | 42 | $46,511 | $16,468 | $13,344 |
| Day Kimball HospitalPutnam | 41 | $39,883 | $15,029 | $13,954 |
| Griffin HospitalDerby | 29 | $59,940 | $16,598 | $14,731 |
| Bristol HospitalBristol | 28 | $47,599 | $14,486 | $13,051 |
| Windham Comm Mem Hosp & Hatch HospWillimantic | 22 | $47,004 | $19,670 | $17,715 |
| Sharon HospitalSharon | 15 | $38,562 | $21,238 | $20,043 |
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.
| Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT | $13,860 |
|---|---|
| Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT | $14,209 |
| Bristol HospitalBristol, CT | $14,486 |
| Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT | $15,029 |
| Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT | $15,168 |
| John Dempsey HospitalFarmington, CT | $23,947 |
|---|---|
| Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT | $21,521 |
| Sharon HospitalSharon, CT | $21,238 |
| Windham Comm Mem Hosp & Hatch HospWillimantic, CT | $19,670 |
| Hartford HospitalHartford, CT | $18,171 |
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications (DRG 177) at 24 hospitals in Connecticut was billed at $55,991 on average, while the average total payment was $17,516, of which Medicare paid $15,035. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
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 3.2 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.