The William W. Backus Hospital
326 Washington Street, Norwich, CT 06360 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
0%Self-pay discount
No self-pay discount
This hospital's published cash price is its full list price. Median across the 2,036 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 3.6× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 183
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Hartford Healthcare
- Medicare ID
- 070024
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.7× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.9× | |
| Childbirth and delivery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× | |
| Anesthesia 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.0× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.9× | |
| CT scan cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 12.6× | |
| MRI cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 5.8× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 4.6× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.5× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.8× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 13.5× | |
| EEG brain monitoring cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.6× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.9× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.0× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.4× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.6× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $114 cash price | $114 same as list |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $159 cash price | $159 same as list |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $15.43 cash price | $15.43 same as list |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $6.93 cash price | $6.93 same as list |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $3.97 cash price | $3.97 same as list |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $4.95 cash price | $4.95 same as list |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $12.93 cash price | $12.93 same as list |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $11.93 cash price | $11.93 same as list |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $0.78 cash price | $0.78 same as list |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $3.09 cash price | $3.09 same as list |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $425 cash price | $425 same as list |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 070024, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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