Bone density scan (DEXA) cost in New Hampshire

Prices at 15 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $415 — 10% above the US median ($378), roughly 10.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $152 $73 ★ 3/5 266 min 15.2%
Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH $153 $106 ★ 4/5 224 min 14.9%
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton, NH $199 ★ 1/5 135 min 15.2%
New London Hospital New London, NH $252 $32 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.9%
Cottage Hospital Woodsville, NH $276 $74 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.8%
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH $283 $289 ★ 4/5 139 min 15.0%
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $363 $485 ★ 4/5 120 min 15.3%
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital Colebrook, NH $415 $611 85 min 14.6%
Weeks Medical Center Lancaster, NH $419 $374 106 min 14.6%
Memorial Hospital, The North Conway, NH $457 $74 ★ 4/5 115 min 15.4%
Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin, NH $471 $596 ★ 2/5 113 min 14.3%
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH $497 $120 ★ 4/5 232 min 15.2%
Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH $942 $136 ★ 4/5 216 min 15.7%
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH $1,414 $177 ★ 3/5 135 min 15.4%
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH $1,825 $245 ★ 4/5 120 min 15.5%

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 August 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$673
Cash / self-pay
$415
Insurer-negotiated
$157
Medicare pays
$39
$172$1,225
Median cash $415  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $415 — about 10.5× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($79).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $673 list price could save about $258 (38%).

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