Prices at 12 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,508 — 6% below the US median ($1,601), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $589 | $342 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $777 | $337 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $934 | $126 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $1,217 | $1,490 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $1,460 | — | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $1,481 | $1,439 | — | 107 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $1,536 | $1,188 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $2,049 | $328 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $2,486 | — | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $3,907 | $561 | ★ 4/5 | 221 min | — |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $6,863 | $907 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $9,869 | $569 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $1,508 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($169). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($337).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,782 list price could save about $1,273 (46%).
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