DRG 288 · Cardiovascular

Heart Valve Infection (Endocarditis) Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals

An infection of the heart's inner lining or valves, known as endocarditis, which is serious and requires hospital care. The stay typically involves IV antibiotics, blood tests, and heart imaging to check the valves.

State average
$153,968
gross charge · DRG 288
Hospitals
12
with published pricing
Price range
$66,635 – $334,668
low to high
Lowest $66,635 Highest $334,668

12 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for heart valve infection (endocarditis) (DRG 288). Prices range from $66,635 to $334,668 — roughly 5×. The cheapest is Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich; the most expensive is Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. The state average sits at $153,968.

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 heart valve infection (endocarditis) 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 heart valve infection (endocarditis) 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 12 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

    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.
    Gross charge $66,635
    Cash pay $34,650
  2. 2

    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 $66,635
    Cash pay $23,988
  3. 3

    Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, CT

    Gross charge $78,972
  4. 4

    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 $84,733
  5. 5

    William W Backus Hospital

    Norwich, CT

    Gross charge $89,389
  6. 6

    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 $93,768
  7. 7

    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.
    Gross charge $101,450
    Cash pay $59,855
  8. 8

    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.
    Gross charge $102,481
    Cash pay $52,265
  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 $159,549
  10. 10

    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 $334,668
    Cash pay $184,068
  11. 11

    Johnson Memorial Hospital

    Stafford Springs, CT

    Gross charge $334,668
    Cash pay $184,068
  12. 12

    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 $334,668
    Cash pay $184,068
  13. 13

    Bristol Hospital

    Bristol, CT

    Gross charge —
  14. 14

    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.
    Gross charge —
  15. 15

    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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