Drug screen (urine) cost in Connecticut

Prices at 15 hospitals in Connecticut, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $97 — 14% below the US median ($113), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Hartford, CT $50 $82
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT $52 $34 ★ 4/5 140 min
Greenwich Hospital Association Greenwich, CT $53 $38 ★ 5/5 176 min
Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT $61 $42 ★ 5/5 198 min
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT $91 $89 ★ 3/5 182 min
Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT $97 $62 ★ 3/5 138 min
William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT $97 $62 ★ 4/5 174 min
Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT $97 $62 ★ 4/5 269 min
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT $101 $62 ★ 3/5 147 min
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect Farmington, CT $101 $62 ★ 3/5 246 min
Albert J Solnit Children's Center-South Campus Middletown, CT $101 $62
Bristol Hospital Bristol, CT $144 $64 ★ 2/5 190 min
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT $173 $62 ★ 4/5 228 min
Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT $194 $62 ★ 4/5 220 min
The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, CT $194 $62 ★ 2/5 173 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)
$103
Cash / self-pay
$97
Insurer-negotiated
$62
Medicare pays
$17
$53$186
Median cash $97  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $97 — about 5.7× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $103 list price could save about $6 (6%).

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