Prices at 9 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$205
Chargemaster (median)
$381
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$319
Medicare pays
$98
$80$314
Median cash $205 · Medicare $98 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $80 – $314. The median cash price is about 2.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $74 | — | ★ 1/5 | 135 min | 15.2% |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $85 | — | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | 15.0% |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $155 | $136 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.9% |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $205 | $319 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | 15.3% |
| Cheshire Medical Center 🍼 | Keene, NH | $251 | $229 | ★ 4/5 | 224 min | 14.9% |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Lebanon, NH | $281 | $380 | ★ 3/5 | 266 min | 15.2% |
| Wentworth-douglass Hospital 🍼 | Dover, NH | $363 | $214 | ★ 4/5 | 232 min | 15.2% |
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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.