Connecticut Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Connecticut — drawn from 12 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Connecticut, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential | $8 – $1,331 | $11 | 9 |
| IUD Insertion | $97 – $12,499 | $4,416 | 6 |
| Abdominal Hysterectomy | $268 – $23,079 | $2,226 | 7 |
| Initial Hospital Admission (Level 1) | $66 – $2,075 | $108 | 8 |
| IUD Removal | $132 – $3,867 | $390 | 9 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $344 – $7,816 | $2,133 | 8 |
| Office Visit, Established Patient (Level 3) | $80 – $1,651 | $207 | 6 |
| Ear Tube Placement (Tympanostomy) | $634 – $9,149 | $3,090 | 6 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Connecticut, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| HIV Antibody Test | $21 | $37 |
| Hemoglobin A1c (Diabetes Test) | $36 | $64 |
| Group Therapy Session | $140 | $246 |
| Vitamin D Blood Test | $101 | $176 |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | $275 | $481 |
| Pregnancy Ultrasound (Second or Third Trimester) | $488 | $849 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Connecticut
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $31,418 | 6 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $14,920 | 8 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $14,805 | 8 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $14,107 | 7 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $14,107 | 7 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $13,722 | 6 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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