Connecticut / Bridgeport Hospital
CMS certification 070010 · Bridgeport, CT · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Bridgeport Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Bridgeport Hospital reported 3,691 Medicare inpatient stays across 94 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.94 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Connecticut, number 20 of 25 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.43×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 475 stays at an average charge of $60,279, 33% below the national average. It also billed 3,950 outpatient services, charging 5.63 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 3,691
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.94×
- 3Rank in CT (highest ratio = 1) 20 of 25
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 94 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Bridgeport Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 475 | $60,279 | -33% | $20,399 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 296 | $40,515 | -28% | $13,848 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 204 | $46,226 | -35% | $16,680 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 127 | $40,223 | -33% | $13,893 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 121 | $34,519 | -33% | $12,594 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 88 | $42,875 | -35% | $15,720 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 84 | $25,006 | -34% | $8,855 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 78 | $41,573 | -43% | $17,125 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 76 | $23,975 | -36% | $9,575 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 68 | $32,543 | -20% | $10,220 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 65 | $25,413 | -37% | $9,047 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 57 | $40,678 | -27% | $12,550 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 57 | $45,374 | -25% | $15,022 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 55 | $40,371 | -30% | $13,458 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 54 | $158,798 | -31% | $48,932 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 52 | $31,696 | -35% | $11,461 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 45 | $29,878 | -17% | $8,642 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 45 | $31,564 | -34% | $11,112 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 42 | $62,809 | -38% | $21,205 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 41 | $56,646 | -43% | $19,661 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 41 | $95,524 | -39% | $32,482 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 41 | $39,092 | -14% | $10,269 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 40 | $38,633 | -32% | $12,675 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 40 | $28,090 | -24% | $8,912 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 39 | $42,067 | -13% | $10,762 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 38 | $22,410 | -46% | $10,554 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 37 | $31,325 | -31% | $10,629 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 37 | $52,819 | -30% | $17,872 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 34 | $34,463 | -29% | $10,442 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 33 | $60,485 | -29% | $19,747 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 33 | $47,425 | -29% | $15,773 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 31 | $23,253 | -39% | $8,999 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 30 | $77,706 | -32% | $22,174 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 30 | $30,186 | -51% | $15,038 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 30 | $76,220 | -45% | $28,895 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 28 | $51,307 | -15% | $15,752 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 28 | $57,788 | -15% | $15,058 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 27 | $49,784 | -35% | $17,422 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 27 | $29,952 | -33% | $10,494 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 26 | $53,590 | -18% | $15,576 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 26 | $33,562 | -34% | $12,603 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 26 | $145,498 | -34% | $48,534 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 25 | $60,325 | -36% | $21,179 |
| 184 Major Chest Trauma with CC | 24 | $35,548 | -36% | $11,902 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 23 | $70,113 | -26% | $21,399 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 23 | $69,924 | -41% | $23,586 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 23 | $33,149 | -57% | $16,677 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 23 | $152,491 | -29% | $53,626 |
| 056 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCC | 22 | $58,283 | -39% | $24,850 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 22 | $26,696 | -31% | $9,103 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 21 | $100,368 | -39% | $31,732 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 21 | $26,473 | -44% | $10,528 |
| 235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC | 19 | $160,925 | -45% | $61,115 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 19 | $40,560 | -40% | $14,414 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 19 | $48,180 | -36% | $16,701 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 18 | $33,926 | -26% | $10,333 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 18 | $30,928 | -39% | $10,540 |
| 644 Endocrine Disorders with CC | 18 | $35,181 | -27% | $11,482 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 17 | $34,581 | -46% | $12,277 |
| 299 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCC | 17 | $51,020 | -32% | $16,428 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 94 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Connecticut average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Bridgeport Hospital charged $60,279 on average, 13% less than the Connecticut average of $69,366, and was paid $20,399 against a state average of $20,799. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Bridgeport Hospital charged $40,515 on average, 21% less than the Connecticut average of $51,456, and was paid $13,848 against a state average of $13,920. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Bridgeport Hospital charged $46,226 on average, 17% less than the Connecticut average of $55,851, and was paid $16,680 against a state average of $17,501. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Bridgeport Hospital charged $40,223 on average, 18% less than the Connecticut average of $49,093, and was paid $13,893 against a state average of $14,233. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $26,571 was 13% above the state average of $23,465. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $14,991 was 5% below the state average of $15,852. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $9,205 was 10% below the state average of $10,228. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $13,419 was 36% above the state average of $9,887.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, CT, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-03-03 (CMS case 1156)
- Closure Notice — 2023-06-15 (CMS case 1156)
- Warning Notice — 2025-02-13 (CMS case 3099)
- Closure Notice — 2025-04-01 (CMS case 3099)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.