Hospital prices in Connecticut

25 Connecticut hospitals reported 53,479 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.43 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 37 of 51. The widest gap was at Waterbury Hospital (4.68×), the narrowest at Sharon Hospital (1.67×). CMS's price-transparency list records 80 enforcement actions involving 26 Connecticut hospitals.

1Median charge ÷ paid 3.43×
2Hospitals reporting 27
3Medicare inpatient stays 53,479
4Price-transparency actions 80

Inpatient charge-to-payment ratio, the 15 Connecticut hospitals with the widest gap (100+ Medicare stays), bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Most common stays in Connecticut

DRG	Stays	CT avg charge	US avg charge	CT avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with...	7,081	$69,366	$90,297	$20,799
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	3,928	$51,456	$56,380	$13,920
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	2,345	$55,851	$70,592	$17,501
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	1,807	$49,093	$59,757	$14,233
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	1,121	$43,033	$51,326	$12,589
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without...	1,067	$38,915	$49,049	$11,460
682 Renal Failure with MCC	1,030	$56,786	$65,939	$16,463
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	985	$50,454	$57,570	$13,750
683 Renal Failure with CC	964	$35,567	$40,705	$10,119
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures...	882	$187,799	$228,948	$54,398

Every hospital

Hospital	Stays	Ratio	Actions
Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven	9,784	3.12×	6
Hartford Hospital Hartford	7,281	3.58×	3
Danbury Hospital Danbury	4,322	3.15×	4
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport	3,691	2.94×	4
Stamford Hospital Stamford	2,675	4.36×	4
Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center Hartford	2,477	3.42×	–
Greenwich Hospital Association - Greenwich	2,160	3.45×	–
Norwalk Hospital Norwalk	2,078	3.37×	1
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital New London	2,027	3.73×	3
Middlesex Hospital Middletown	1,923	3.74×	–
William W Backus Hospital Norwich	1,823	3.68×	–
Midstate Medical Center Meriden	1,748	3.51×	1
St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport	1,732	3.76×	–
Hospital of Central Connecticut, the New Britain	1,721	3.73×	–
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect Farmington	1,477	2.46×	–
Waterbury Hospital Waterbury	1,316	4.68×	2
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington	1,092	3.66×	1
Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury	1,076	3.07×	2
Manchester Memorial Hospital Manchester	793	3.43×	3
Griffin Hospital Derby	760	4.22×	–
Bristol Hospital Bristol	440	3.25×	3
Day Kimball Hospital Putnam	419	2.47×	5
Windham Comm Mem Hosp & Hatch Hosp Willimantic	345	2.26×	–
Sharon Hospital Sharon	203	1.67×	–
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs	116	1.77×	2
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Hartford	0	–	4
Rockville General Hospital Rockville	0	–	–

Price-transparency enforcement in Connecticut

24 warning notices, 24 closure notices, 17 “met requirements” findings, 15 corrective-action-plan requests — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.