DRG 183 · Respiratory

Major Chest Injury Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals

A serious chest injury, such as multiple broken ribs or a bruised lung, often from a fall or vehicle crash. The hospital stay involves pain control, breathing support and therapy, and close monitoring of the lungs.

State average
$56,094
gross charge · DRG 183
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$30,872 – $82,002
low to high
Lowest $30,872 Highest $82,002

14 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for major chest injury (DRG 183). Prices range from $30,872 to $82,002 — roughly $51,130 apart. The cheapest is Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic; the most expensive is Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. The state average sits at $56,094.

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 major chest injury 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 major chest injury 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

    Windham Community Memorial Hospital

    Willimantic, CT

    Gross charge $30,872
  2. 2

    Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

    Torrington, CT

    Gross charge $38,408
  3. 3

    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 $43,510
    Cash pay $23,931
  4. 4

    Johnson Memorial Hospital

    Stafford Springs, CT

    Gross charge $43,510
    Cash pay $23,931
  5. 5

    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 $43,510
    Cash pay $23,931
  6. 6

    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 $52,610
    Cash pay $27,357
  7. 7

    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 $52,610
    Cash pay $18,940
  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 $53,751
    Cash pay $27,413
  9. 9

    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 $54,138
  10. 10

    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 $66,370
  11. 11

    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. 26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $68,423
    Cash pay $40,370
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,570
  12. 12

    William W Backus Hospital

    Norwich, CT

    Gross charge $74,344
  13. 13

    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. 12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $81,258
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,207
  14. 14

    Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, CT

    Gross charge $82,002
  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.
    Gross charge —
  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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