COPD Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
- IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
- Chest imaging and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
- Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
- Home oxygen equipment after discharge
- Long-term inhaler maintenance medications
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
COPD Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.
COPD Readmissions
COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For advanced COPD with frequent exacerbations, a hospital with a strong outpatient pulmonary program may be worth paying more for.
- For patients being considered for lung volume reduction surgery or transplant, an academic medical center is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is home oxygen prescribed, and is the supplier in my insurance network?
- Is there a pulmonary rehab program available after discharge?
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Torrington, CT
Gross charge $33,450 - 2
Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Willimantic, CT
Gross charge $34,253 - 3
Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, CT
Gross charge $36,617Cash pay $18,675 - 4
Saint Francis Hospital
Hartford, CT
Gross charge $37,829Cash pay $20,806 - 5
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Stafford Springs, CT
Gross charge $37,829Cash pay $20,806 - 6
Saint Mary's Hospital
Waterbury, CT
Gross charge $37,829Cash pay $20,806 - 7
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
New Britain, CT
Gross charge $43,938 - 8
William W Backus Hospital
Norwich, CT
Gross charge $45,526 - 9
St Vincent's Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bridgeport, CT
Gross charge $48,380 - 10
Midstate Medical Center
Meriden, CT
Gross charge $51,891 - 11
Yale New Haven Hospital (Acute Care — New Haven)
New Haven, CT
Gross charge $53,025Cash pay $31,285 - 12
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Gross charge $54,356 - 13
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Gross charge $56,927Cash pay $29,602 - 14
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
New London, CT
Gross charge $56,927Cash pay $20,494 - 15
Bristol Hospital
Bristol, CT
Gross charge — - 16
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut
Farmington, CT
Gross charge — - 17
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown, CT
Gross charge —
14 Connecticut hospitals publish gross charges for copd (DRG 190). Prices range from $33,450 to $56,927 — roughly $23,477 apart. The cheapest is Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington; the most expensive is Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) in New London. The state average sits at $44,913.
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 copd 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 copd 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.