Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in New Hampshire

Prices at 16 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $782 — 44% below the US median ($1,395), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH $210 — ★ 4/5 169 min —
Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH $456 $625 ★ 4/5 214 min —
New London Hospital New London, NH $486 $347 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Weeks Medical Center Lancaster, NH $623 $830 — 107 min —
Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin, NH $701 $158 ★ 2/5 112 min —
Cottage Hospital Woodsville, NH $750 $187 ★ 4/5 120 min —
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $755 $849 ★ 4/5 118 min —
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton, NH $769 — ★ 1/5 137 min —
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $795 $531 ★ 3/5 264 min —
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital Colebrook, NH $995 $100 — 85 min —
Memorial Hospital, The North Conway, NH $1,142 $353 ★ 4/5 121 min —
St Joseph Hospital Nashua, NH $1,290 $229 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH $1,942 $1,037 ★ 4/5 242 min —
Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH $4,184 $6,026 ★ 4/5 221 min —
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH $10,174 $6,709 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH $10,476 $5,949 ★ 4/5 120 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 October 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)
$1,577
Cash / self-pay
$782
Insurer-negotiated
$578
Medicare pays
$171
$471$7,179
Median cash $782  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $782 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,577 list price could save about $795 (50%).

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