64/100
#832 nationally
William W Backus Hospital
326 Washington St, Norwich, CT 06360 · (860) 889-8331
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, William W Backus Hospital billed $3.70 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 76
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CT
- #9
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 57% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
606 | $12,528 | $3,030 | -36% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
246 | $69,539 | $18,459 | +7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
191 | $52,054 | $11,808 | +20% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
159 | $8,521 | $1,778 | -15% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
131 | $18,453 | $5,680 | -33% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
121 | $15,326 | $3,838 | -26% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $12,389 | $2,247 | -4% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
103 | $52,947 | $12,710 | +14% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
89 | $62,499 | $15,235 | +14% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $22,722 | $6,310 | -35% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$115,756 | $20,789 | +105% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$57,378 | $12,981 | +59% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,339 | $5,897 | +31% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$52,054 | $11,808 | +20% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$48,955 | $12,621 | +17% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$52,947 | $12,710 | +14% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$62,499 | $15,235 | +14% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$72,858 | $16,052 | +9% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,136 | $3,483 | -47% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$43,041 | $16,918 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,070 | $2,577 | -43% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$101,965 | $37,806 | -43% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,001 | $11,896 | -42% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$33,417 | $12,695 | -41% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,055 | $14,451 | -39% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,098 | $3,488 | -39% |
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.