The Connecticut Hospice Inc.
100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405 · 52 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 44% below the fair benchmark (0.56×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
The Connecticut Hospice Inc. maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.5× Medicare, p50 0.59× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.6× Medicare, p75 0.62× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 44% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.56×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 22% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (54/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (33.2% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.56× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (0.7×) & laboratory (0.5×) services average 1.20× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.5×)
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 1.8× Medicare (45¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at The Connecticut Hospice Inc.
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 52 published procedures.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $90
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (33.2% of gross = $90).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($160) Beats Your Bill
The Connecticut Hospice Inc.'s published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $160 (vs. $160 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $110 Fair BaseRate ($118 Medicare)
Your bill ($272) is $162 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($110) and 2.3× the $118 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (33.2% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at The Connecticut Hospice Inc.. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-04-14·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2026-04-07·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2026-01-13·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for The Connecticut Hospice Inc..
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.