Connecticut / Day Kimball Hospital
CMS certification 070003 · Putnam, CT · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Day Kimball Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Day Kimball Hospital reported 419 Medicare inpatient stays across 16 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.47 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Connecticut, number 21 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: 96 stays at an average charge of $40,984, 55% below the national average. It also billed 605 outpatient services, charging 4.15 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 419
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.47×
- 3Rank in CT (highest ratio = 1) 21 of 25
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 16 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Day Kimball 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 | 96 | $40,984 | -55% | $17,368 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 50 | $27,515 | -51% | $11,847 |
| 885 Psychoses | 47 | $36,327 | -18% | $15,303 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 41 | $39,883 | -44% | $15,029 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 25 | $31,496 | -38% | $10,218 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 22 | $35,237 | -41% | $11,663 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 20 | $35,656 | -31% | $11,048 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 18 | $30,468 | -60% | $13,560 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 16 | $24,422 | -50% | $9,328 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 13 | $18,941 | -58% | $8,103 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 13 | $78,825 | -66% | $41,195 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $37,334 | -38% | $12,287 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 12 | $18,503 | -51% | $7,574 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $34,068 | -54% | $14,992 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 11 | $19,651 | -50% | $7,803 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 11 | $25,473 | -48% | $9,185 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 171 | $5,947 | $2,600 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 151 | $15,415 | $3,022 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 96 | $1,368 | $762 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 65 | $6,056 | $1,809 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 23 | $20,392 | $6,214 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 21 | $7,803 | $2,272 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 19 | $8,154 | $3,421 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 18 | $11,671 | $3,556 |
| Level 3 Intraocular Procedures | 15 | $9,866 | $5,830 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 14 | $9,582 | $3,889 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 12 | $8,937 | $3,608 |
Against the Connecticut average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Day Kimball Hospital charged $40,984 on average, 41% less than the Connecticut average of $69,366, and was paid $17,368 against a state average of $20,799. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Day Kimball Hospital charged $27,515 on average, 47% less than the Connecticut average of $51,456, and was paid $11,847 against a state average of $13,920. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Day Kimball Hospital charged $36,327 on average, 35% less than the Connecticut average of $55,852, and was paid $15,303 against a state average of $14,880. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Day Kimball Hospital charged $39,883 on average, 29% less than the Connecticut average of $55,851, and was paid $15,029 against a state average of $17,501. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $5,947 was 40% below the state average of $9,887. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $15,415 was 34% below the state average of $23,465. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,368 was 53% below the state average of $2,939. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,056 was 41% below the state average of $10,228.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-02-13 (CMS case 1286)
- CAP Request — 2024-05-17 (CMS case 1286)
- Closure Notice — 2024-06-05 (CMS case 1286)
- Warning Notice — 2026-02-10 (CMS case 6991)
- CAP Request — 2026-05-13 (CMS case 6991)
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.