DRG 202 · Respiratory

Bronchitis & Asthma Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals

An asthma attack or a bout of bronchitis severe enough to need hospital care. Treatment typically includes inhaled breathing medicines, steroids, and oxygen until breathing returns to normal.

State average
$34,307
gross charge · DRG 202
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$27,298 – $50,485
low to high
Lowest $27,298 Highest $50,485

14 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for bronchitis & asthma (DRG 202). Prices range from $27,298 to $50,485 — roughly $23,188 apart. The cheapest is Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford; the most expensive is St Vincent's Medical Center (Acute Care) in Bridgeport. The state average sits at $34,307.

These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists bronchitis & asthma at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent bronchitis & asthma admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

9 of the 14 ranked hospitals are teaching hospitals — academic medical centers that train medical residents. They tend to take higher-acuity patients than community hospitals, which often pushes both their CMS star ratings down and their gross charges up. For complex or rare presentations a teaching hospital may genuinely be the better clinical choice even at the higher price. For a routine case, a high-rated community hospital can deliver equivalent outcomes for less.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Saint Francis Hospital

    Hartford, CT

    Major Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care.
    Gross charge $27,298
    Cash pay $15,014
  2. 2

    Johnson Memorial Hospital

    Stafford Springs, CT

    Gross charge $27,298
    Cash pay $15,014
  3. 3

    Saint Mary's Hospital

    Waterbury, CT

    Major Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care.
    Gross charge $27,298
    Cash pay $15,014
  4. 4

    Greenwich Hospital

    Greenwich, CT

    Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care. 19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $28,735
    Cash pay $14,942
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,135
  5. 5

    Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    New London, CT

    Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care.
    Gross charge $28,735
    Cash pay $10,345
  6. 6

    Windham Community Memorial Hospital

    Willimantic, CT

    Gross charge $29,905
  7. 7

    Bridgeport Hospital

    Bridgeport, CT

    Major Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care. 18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $30,074
    Cash pay $15,338
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,757
  8. 8

    Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

    Torrington, CT

    Gross charge $32,535
  9. 9

    The Hospital of Central Connecticut

    New Britain, CT

    Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care.
    Gross charge $33,330
  10. 10

    Yale New Haven Hospital (Acute Care — New Haven)

    New Haven, CT

    Major Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care. 20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,940
    Cash pay $21,795
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,656
  11. 11

    Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, CT

    Gross charge $37,092
  12. 12

    Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, CT

    Major Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care.
    Gross charge $42,850
  13. 13

    William W Backus Hospital

    Norwich, CT

    Gross charge $47,725
  14. 14

    St Vincent's Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Bridgeport, CT

    Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care.
    Gross charge $50,485
  15. 15

    Bristol Hospital

    Bristol, CT

    Gross charge —
  16. 16

    John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut

    Farmington, CT

    Major Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care. 18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,610
  17. 17

    Middlesex Hospital

    Middletown, CT

    Teaching Hospital Teaching hospitals often receive lower CMS star ratings because they treat more complex cases. This does not necessarily reflect lower quality of care.
    Gross charge —

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