Prices at 15 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $86 — 3% above the US median ($83), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $24 | $28 | ★ 3/5 | 266 min | 15.2% |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $32 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 224 min | 14.9% |
| Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital | Colebrook, NH | $37 | $63 | — | 85 min | 14.6% |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $38 | $34 | — | 106 min | 14.6% |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin, NH | $42 | $43 | ★ 2/5 | 113 min | 14.3% |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $46 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.9% |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $63 | $58 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | 15.3% |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $86 | $58 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 14.8% |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $91 | $111 | ★ 4/5 | 232 min | 15.2% |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $119 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 115 min | 15.4% |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $142 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 216 min | 15.7% |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $165 | $102 | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | 15.0% |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $187 | $94 | ★ 1/5 | 135 min | 15.2% |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $305 | $46 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | 15.5% |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $554 | $46 | ★ 3/5 | 135 min | 15.4% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $86 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($12). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($23).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $119 list price could save about $33 (28%).
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