CT scan of the chest with contrast cost in Hartford, CT

Prices at 3 hospitals in Hartford, CT, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,418 — 7% below the US median ($1,522), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Hartford, CT $572 $720 — — —
Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT $1,418 $291 ★ 4/5 269 min —
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center Hartford, CT $1,440 $731 ★ 2/5 275 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 October 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)
$1,418
Cash / self-pay
$1,418
Insurer-negotiated
$720
Medicare pays
$167
$741$1,436
Median cash $1,418  ·  Medicare $167  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,418 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

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Doctors who perform this in Hartford

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Michael O'loughlin, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT256
Bradley Staehle, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT167
Bruce Arose, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT158
Adriana Dager, MDDiagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT151
Philip Dinauer, MDDiagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT115
Steven Sussman, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT113
John Horky, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT109
Neeta Kannan, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT107
Sean Mckeon, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT104
Robert Gordon, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT99
Anthony Posteraro, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT94
Bret Coughlin, MDDiagnostic RadiologyHartford, CT82

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