X-ray of the ribs (3 views) cost in Connecticut

Prices at 15 hospitals in Connecticut, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $382 — 27% above the US median ($301), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT $211 $174 ★ 4/5 134 min 15.6%
Greenwich Hospital Association Greenwich, CT $215 $200 ★ 5/5 177 min 14.7%
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT $221 $118 ★ 3/5 178 min 16.0%
Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT $244 $197 ★ 5/5 204 min 14.2%
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Hartford, CT $253 $123
The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, CT $278 $43 ★ 2/5 161 min 14.6%
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center Hartford, CT $382 $19 ★ 2/5 275 min 14.8%
Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury, CT $382 $19 ★ 3/5 267 min 15.5%
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT $399 $59 ★ 4/5 230 min 14.0%
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT $470 $50 ★ 3/5 150 min 16.1%
Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT $470 $77 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT $470 $51 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.2%
William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT $470 $74 ★ 4/5 166 min 14.4%
Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT $470 $74 ★ 4/5 281 min 15.5%
Bristol Hospital Bristol, CT $497 $106 ★ 2/5 194 min 16.0%

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 June 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)
$470
Cash / self-pay
$382
Insurer-negotiated
$74
Medicare pays
$42
$218$470
Median cash $382  ·  Medicare $42  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $382 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($42). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($84).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $470 list price could save about $88 (19%).

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