DRG 066 · Nervous System

Stroke Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals

A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain. Hospital care includes brain imaging, monitoring, medicines to lower the chance of another stroke, and early rehabilitation planning.

State average
$35,617
gross charge · DRG 066
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$28,548 – $55,574
low to high
Lowest $28,548 Highest $55,574

14 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for stroke (DRG 066). Prices range from $28,548 to $55,574 — roughly $27,026 apart. The cheapest is Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic; the most expensive is St Vincent's Medical Center (Acute Care) in Bridgeport. The state average sits at $35,617.

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 stroke 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 stroke 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 $28,548
  2. 2

    Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

    Torrington, CT

    Gross charge $28,768
  3. 3

    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 $29,163
    Cash pay $15,165
  4. 4

    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 $29,163
    Cash pay $10,499
  5. 5

    Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, CT

    Gross charge $31,003
  6. 6

    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 $33,075
    Cash pay $16,868
  7. 7

    William W Backus Hospital

    Norwich, CT

    Gross charge $34,266
  8. 8

    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 $36,709
  9. 9

    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 $37,110
    Cash pay $20,410
  10. 10

    Johnson Memorial Hospital

    Stafford Springs, CT

    Gross charge $37,110
    Cash pay $20,410
  11. 11

    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 $37,110
    Cash pay $20,410
  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. 13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $39,312
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,944
  13. 13

    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. 12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $41,728
    Cash pay $24,619
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,758
  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. 12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $55,574
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,241
  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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