DRG 871 · Infection & Sepsis

Sepsis Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) with major complications — a life-threatening immune response to infection.

State average
$70,149
gross charge · DRG 871
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$43,560 – $100,384
low to high
Lowest $43,560 Highest $100,384

14 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for sepsis (DRG 871). Prices range from $43,560 to $100,384 — roughly $56,823 apart. The cheapest is Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic; the most expensive is Yale New Haven Hospital (Acute Care — New Haven) in New Haven. The state average sits at $70,149.

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 sepsis 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 sepsis 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

    61 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $43,560
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,616
  2. 2

    Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

    Torrington, CT

    189 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $55,720
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,639
  3. 3

    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. 475 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $63,789
    Cash pay $32,533
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,588
  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. 333 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $64,401
    Cash pay $33,488
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,840
  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. 323 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $64,401
    Cash pay $23,184
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,229
  6. 6

    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. 340 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $66,108
    Cash pay $36,359
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,772
  7. 7

    Johnson Memorial Hospital

    Stafford Springs, CT

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $66,108
    Cash pay $36,359
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,686
  8. 8

    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. 211 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $66,108
    Cash pay $36,359
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,642
  9. 9

    Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, CT

    217 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $66,142
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,135
  10. 10

    William W Backus Hospital

    Norwich, CT

    246 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $71,802
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,429
  11. 11

    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. 266 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $72,160
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,059
  12. 12

    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. 172 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $87,112
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,385
  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. 445 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $94,292
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,211
  14. 14

    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. 836 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $100,384
    Cash pay $59,226
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,584
  15. 15

    Bristol Hospital

    Bristol, CT

    87 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,907
  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. 204 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,841
  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. 300 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,327

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