Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in Connecticut

Prices at 17 hospitals in Connecticut, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $552 — 59% above the US median ($347), roughly 13.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT $270 $41 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT $351 $120 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Greenwich Hospital Association Greenwich, CT $358 $189 ★ 5/5 176 min —
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Hartford, CT $396 $637 — — —
Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT $406 $378 ★ 5/5 198 min —
Bristol Hospital Bristol, CT $488 $379 ★ 2/5 190 min —
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center Hartford, CT $496 $61 ★ 2/5 275 min —
Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury, CT $496 $61 ★ 3/5 249 min —
William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT $552 $64 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT $552 $64 ★ 4/5 269 min —
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT $578 $64 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT $578 $63 ★ 4/5 220 min —
Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT $578 $64 ★ 3/5 138 min —
The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, CT $578 $64 ★ 2/5 173 min —
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect Farmington, CT $719 $184 ★ 3/5 246 min —
Albert J Solnit Children's Center-South Campus Middletown, CT $719 $184 — — —
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT $975 $314 ★ 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 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)
$578
Cash / self-pay
$552
Insurer-negotiated
$64
Medicare pays
$40
$355$719
Median cash $552  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $552 — about 13.6× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $578 list price could save about $26 (5%).

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