Heart Failure Cost in Connecticut — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with complications, the most common cardiology admission in the U.S.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart failure. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–6 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring
- IV diuretics and other heart-failure medications during admission
- Echocardiogram and other cardiac imaging
- Routine labs (BNP, electrolytes, kidney function)
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist and hospitalist professional fees (billed separately)
- Outpatient cardiology follow-up after discharge
- Cardiac rehab program (if indicated)
- Long-term medications (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart failure 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:
Heart-Failure Mortality (30-day)
How often patients admitted for heart failure survive 30 days. The headline outcome.
Heart-Failure Readmissions
Heart failure is the most-readmitted condition in U.S. hospitals. Lower means better discharge planning and outpatient care coordination.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Clear discharge communication on weight monitoring, fluid limits, and medication timing prevents many readmissions.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart failure, 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.
- If you have advanced heart failure (low ejection fraction, prior hospitalizations), an advanced heart-failure program may be worth additional cost.
- If you're being considered for an LVAD or heart transplant, an academic medical center with a transplant program 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:
- Will any of my physicians (cardiologist, hospitalist) be out-of-network?
- What outpatient cardiology follow-up is scheduled? Is it in-network?
- Is there a heart-failure transitions-of-care program at this hospital?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Willimantic, CT
Gross charge $26,634 - 2
Midstate Medical Center
Meriden, CT
Gross charge $33,133 - 3
William W Backus Hospital
Norwich, CT
Gross charge $33,532 - 4
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
New Britain, CT
Gross charge $36,296 - 5
Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, CT
Gross charge $36,394Cash pay $18,561 - 6
St Vincent's Medical Center (Acute Care)
Bridgeport, CT
Gross charge $37,088 - 7
Yale New Haven Hospital (Acute Care — New Haven)
New Haven, CT
Gross charge $37,428Cash pay $22,083 - 8
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Torrington, CT
Gross charge $39,028 - 9
Saint Francis Hospital
Hartford, CT
Gross charge $43,185Cash pay $23,752 - 10
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Stafford Springs, CT
Gross charge $43,185Cash pay $23,752 - 11
Saint Mary's Hospital
Waterbury, CT
Gross charge $43,185Cash pay $23,752 - 12
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Gross charge $45,966Cash pay $23,902 - 13
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
New London, CT
Gross charge $45,966Cash pay $16,548 - 14
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Gross charge $46,374 - 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 heart failure (DRG 292). Prices range from $26,634 to $46,374 — roughly $19,739 apart. The cheapest is Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic; the most expensive is Hartford Hospital in Hartford. The state average sits at $39,099.
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 heart failure 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 heart failure 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.