Level 1 ER visit cost in Hartford, CT
In Hartford, CT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $24.00 to $206.40, with a median of $50.00. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center — $26.00 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $113.08 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Hartford, CT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center lowest Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 PR Emergency Dept Visit May Not Require Presence of Phys/Qhp | $24.00 | $24.00 | $7.03–$24.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · (860) 545-5000 EMR DPT VST MAYX REQ PHY/QHP | $50.00 | $50.00 | $29.82–$83.44 | — | — source file |
| Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT · (860) 545-9000 ER Level 1 | $206.40 | $344.00 | $250.95–$949.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT · (860) 545-9000 ER Level 1 | $206.40 | $344.00 | $250.95–$949.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC ED Type a Level 1 Sane_Safe | $389.95 | $709.00 | $93.36–$1,190.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC ED Type a Level 1 OB Triage | $401.50 | $730.00 | $93.36–$1,190.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC ED Type a Level 1 | $401.50 | $730.00 | $93.36–$1,190.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC ED Type a Level 1 OB Triage Sane_Safe | $401.50 | $730.00 | $93.36–$1,190.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC ED Type a Level 1 | $401.50 | — | $93.36–$1,190.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · (860) 545-5000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT LEVEL 1 - ED | $722.00 | $722.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.00, median $50.00, highest $206.40 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $81.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.