DRG 064 · Nervous System

Stroke Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals

A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain, accompanied by other serious medical problems. Care involves rapid brain imaging, close monitoring in a stroke or intensive care unit, and early rehabilitation once the patient is stable.

State average
$78,409
gross charge · DRG 064
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$44,229 – $119,495
low to high
Lowest $44,229 Highest $119,495

14 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for stroke (DRG 064). Prices range from $44,229 to $119,495 — roughly $75,266 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 $78,409.

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 $44,229
  2. 2

    Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, CT

    Gross charge $54,663
  3. 3

    Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

    Torrington, CT

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $56,209
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,648
  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. 31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $68,526
    Cash pay $35,633
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,263
  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. 29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $68,526
    Cash pay $24,669
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,599
  6. 6

    William W Backus Hospital

    Norwich, CT

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $73,355
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,199
  7. 7

    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. 45 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,477
    Cash pay $40,963
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,146
  8. 8

    Johnson Memorial Hospital

    Stafford Springs, CT

    Gross charge $74,477
    Cash pay $40,963
  9. 9

    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. 21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,477
    Cash pay $40,963
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,585
  10. 10

    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. 41 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $82,757
    Cash pay $42,206
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,341
  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. 28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $91,884
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,034
  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. 91 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $100,848
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,018
  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. 128 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $113,800
    Cash pay $67,142
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,473
  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. 32 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $119,495
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,739
  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. 16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,377
  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. 12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,022

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