36/100
#1,723 nationally
Waterbury Hospital
64 Robbins St, Waterbury, CT 06721 · (203) 573-6000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Waterbury Hospital billed $5.06 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 5.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 61
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CT
- #24
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 36% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 39% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 46% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
306 | $91,473 | $20,296 | +40% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
306 | $25,066 | $3,030 | +29% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
112 | $65,019 | $12,679 | +50% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $40,671 | $3,609 | +61% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
69 | $78,239 | $17,045 | +42% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
62 | $73,048 | $15,690 | +19% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $65,593 | $14,413 | +5% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
53 | $19,757 | $1,747 | +96% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
51 | $66,200 | $12,486 | +37% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $30,085 | $5,772 | +10% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,757 | $1,747 | +96% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,866 | $6,376 | +82% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,507 | $9,471 | +73% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,392 | $1,793 | +73% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,157 | $3,611 | +68% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,083 | $2,272 | +63% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,671 | $3,609 | +61% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,578 | $3,132 | +60% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,123 | $1,783 | -29% |
|
Other Factors Influencing Health Status
MS-DRG 951 · Inpatient stay |
$16,306 | $5,972 | -26% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$45,680 | $15,549 | -20% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$38,680 | $13,132 | -18% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$71,418 | $19,637 | -11% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$62,559 | $15,916 | -7% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$37,630 | $8,851 | about average |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$40,562 | $9,950 | +4% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.