Connecticut / Hartford Hospital

CMS certification 070025 · Hartford, CT · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list

Hartford Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Hartford Hospital reported 7,281 Medicare inpatient stays across 189 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.58 times what it was paid — mid-range in Connecticut, number 10 of 25 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.43×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 453 stays at an average charge of $69,399, 23% above the national average. It also billed 6,516 outpatient services, charging 3.93 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 7,281
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.58×
3Rank in CT (highest ratio = 1) 10 of 25
4CMS price-transparency actions 3

Average charge per stay at Hartford Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 189 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Hartford Hospital charged more than the national average in 58 (31%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	453	$69,399	+23%	$15,733
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	445	$94,347	+4%	$22,512
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	171	$62,189	+4%	$15,665
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	145	$93,729	+24%	$20,263
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	142	$64,471	-9%	$18,171
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	139	$118,998	-46%	$52,344
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	131	$42,941	-54%	$20,147
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	108	$38,724	-4%	$9,516
683 Renal Failure with CC	105	$42,033	+3%	$10,756
682 Renal Failure with MCC	103	$61,054	-7%	$17,667
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	102	$60,219	+5%	$15,377
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	96	$40,463	+12%	$9,677
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	93	$53,282	+4%	$14,112
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	93	$37,069	-2%	$10,032
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	92	$47,481	-2%	$11,814
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	91	$95,324	-5%	$23,195
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	84	$258,867	+13%	$63,992
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	82	$57,280	-5%	$15,704
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	80	$82,874	-28%	$20,868
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	78	$129,870	+16%	$27,324
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	78	$77,174	-23%	$22,222
603 Cellulitis without MCC	77	$34,768	-7%	$11,055
312 Syncope and Collapse	75	$38,686	-15%	$10,294
219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures...	72	$175,082	-56%	$88,427
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	66	$84,979	0%	$21,026
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	66	$69,938	-5%	$20,374
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	65	$54,768	+8%	$11,342
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	65	$141,322	-14%	$34,553
266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	61	$188,824	-34%	$64,166
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	60	$44,873	-19%	$11,771
220 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures...	59	$125,406	-55%	$70,334
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	59	$36,511	-1%	$9,274
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC	59	$54,770	+15%	$13,522
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	57	$214,990	-7%	$57,293
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	57	$86,938	-45%	$36,339
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	54	$104,164	+10%	$25,996
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	52	$53,795	+21%	$11,139
310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC	51	$34,112	+19%	$7,545
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	51	$51,733	+5%	$12,860
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC	50	$36,608	-5%	$9,560
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	49	$81,163	-32%	$27,295
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	49	$370,738	+15%	$78,289
071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC	48	$50,984	+1%	$11,420
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	48	$67,621	+19%	$14,464
243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC	46	$80,303	-28%	$25,243
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	45	$60,927	-5%	$14,983
394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC	44	$46,217	-2%	$11,588
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	44	$40,990	-16%	$11,165
101 Seizures without MCC	41	$45,692	-6%	$11,867
981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis...	41	$182,903	-15%	$51,766
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	40	$51,358	+2%	$13,109
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	40	$137,032	-20%	$42,803
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	40	$60,438	-1%	$14,974
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	39	$125,811	-55%	$76,676
637 Diabetes with MCC	39	$61,352	-8%	$15,903
023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns...	37	$185,113	-34%	$66,085
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	37	$79,170	+22%	$19,165
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	36	$112,529	-19%	$31,596
003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal...	35	$1,001,352	-5%	$207,824
315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC	33	$48,657	+2%	$11,878

Showing the 60 most frequent of 189 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures	1,331	$7,559	$2,575
Comprehensive Observation Services	999	$15,380	$3,022
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	477	$32,812	$14,546
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	456	$20,967	$3,567
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	249	$11,124	$2,075
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	177	$9,172	$1,752
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	174	$17,009	$5,693
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	149	$10,051	$2,158
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	147	$20,848	$6,369
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	143	$70,800	$26,073
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	140	$42,135	$12,027
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures	140	$13,420	$4,484
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	139	$12,630	$3,889
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	125	$34,401	$5,966
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	117	$16,520	$3,507
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures	107	$15,189	$5,830
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	101	$29,807	$7,981
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	81	$53,846	$20,501
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	79	$15,098	$2,873
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	78	$26,062	$7,274
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	74	$14,688	$4,252
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	74	$45,681	$11,203
Complex GI Procedures	67	$38,444	$6,135
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	61	$17,687	$4,075
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	60	$30,738	$11,896

Against the Connecticut average

For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Hartford Hospital charged $69,399 on average, 35% more than the Connecticut average of $51,456, and was paid $15,733 against a state average of $13,920. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Hartford Hospital charged $94,347 on average, 36% more than the Connecticut average of $69,366, and was paid $22,512 against a state average of $20,799. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Hartford Hospital charged $62,189 on average, 27% more than the Connecticut average of $49,093, and was paid $15,665 against a state average of $14,233. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Hartford Hospital charged $93,729 on average, 41% more than the Connecticut average of $66,617, and was paid $20,263 against a state average of $18,009. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,559 was 24% below the state average of $9,887. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $15,380 was 34% below the state average of $23,465. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $32,812 was 34% below the state average of $49,698. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $20,967 was 2% below the state average of $21,352.

Price-transparency record

CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:

Warning Notice — 2021-07-20 (CMS case 379)
Closure Notice — 2022-01-07 (CMS case 379)
Met Requirements — 2025-03-28 (CMS case 3467)

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.