Emergency department visit cost in Connecticut

Prices at 17 hospitals in Connecticut, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $735 — 26% above the US median ($581), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT $415 $103 ★ 3/5 182 min
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center Hartford, CT $499 $103 ★ 2/5 275 min
Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury, CT $499 $103 ★ 3/5 249 min
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT $675 $185 ★ 3/5 147 min
Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT $675 $243 ★ 4/5 220 min
The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, CT $675 $243 ★ 2/5 173 min
William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT $687 $248 ★ 4/5 174 min
Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT $687 $248 ★ 4/5 269 min
Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT $735 $243 ★ 3/5 138 min
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT $755 $207 ★ 4/5 140 min
Greenwich Hospital Association Greenwich, CT $770 $321 ★ 5/5 176 min
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Hartford, CT $836 $1,055
Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT $873 $473 ★ 5/5 198 min
Bristol Hospital Bristol, CT $1,031 $514 ★ 2/5 190 min
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect Farmington, CT $1,034 $311 ★ 3/5 246 min
Albert J Solnit Children's Center-South Campus Middletown, CT $1,034 $311
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT $1,622 $440 ★ 4/5 228 min

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$735
Cash / self-pay
$735
Insurer-negotiated
$248
Medicare pays
$69
$499$1,034
Median cash $735  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $735 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

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