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Connecticut Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 21 Connecticut hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark
1.00×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair PriceRight at U.S. Average (0%) 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 21 Connecticut hospitals, typical commercial prices match the U.S. fair price average (1.00×) after accounting for local wages and patient complexity.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Connecticut Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Connecticut, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.21 Hospitals · 127 Procedures
Hospitals Priced21 in CTTotal hospitals in Connecticut with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.3× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Connecticut hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in CT0.56× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Connecticut: The Connecticut Hospice Inc. (Branford) at 0.56× fair market price.

Most affordable Connecticut hospital: The Connecticut Hospice Inc. (Branford) at 0.56× the fair price (44% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint21 Connecticut Hospitals Analyzed

Connecticut Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 21 reporting hospitals and 127 shoppable procedures in Connecticut, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 1.00× the U.S. fair price average (1.3× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 3.4× across the state — from 0.56× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 1.91× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 1.00× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.3× Medicare
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Best Value in Connecticut (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Connecticut: The Connecticut Hospice Inc. (Branford) prices care at 0.56× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include The Hospital of Central Connecticut (New Britain, 0.77× fair) and Windham Community Memorial Hospital (0.81× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Connecticut hospitals (Q25) charge 0.86× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Connecticut must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
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Where Connecticut Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Connecticut facilities reach 2.3× Medicare (Greenwich Hospital Association - in Greenwich, Johnson Memorial Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 3.4× between the lowest-priced (0.56×) and highest-priced (1.91×) hospitals in Connecticut.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable CT Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.56× – 0.86× Fair

Led by The Connecticut Hospice Inc. (Branford) at 0.56× fair price.

Typical Connecticut Hospital (State Median)1.3× Medicare
1.11× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 21 Connecticut hospitals.

Highest-Markup CT Hospitals (Top 25%)3.4× State Spread
1.33× – 1.91× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Connecticut hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Connecticut County Price & Affordability Heatmap 0 of 9 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Connecticut County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 9 counties in Connecticut

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup

All Hospitals in Connecticut (21)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Connecticut (127)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Connecticut price. Search any procedure below.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Connecticut

Across the 23 Connecticut hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Aetna 22 of 23 hospitals
Cigna 22 of 23 hospitals
Blue Cross Blue Shield 21 of 23 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 21 of 23 hospitals
Humana 6 of 23 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 4 of 23 hospitals

Also negotiating in Connecticut: Tufts Health Plan (12) · Molina (11) · WellCare (10) · Harvard Pilgrim (7) · HealthPartners (5) · MVP Health Care (5).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →