Strep throat test cost in New Hampshire

Prices at 14 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $61 — 4% above the US median ($59), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $20 $38 ★ 4/5 118 min —
Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH $39 $40 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $39 $24 ★ 3/5 264 min —
New London Hospital New London, NH $47 $17 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH $55 — ★ 4/5 169 min —
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton, NH $60 $134 ★ 1/5 137 min —
St Joseph Hospital Nashua, NH $61 $224 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH $70 $73 ★ 4/5 242 min —
Weeks Medical Center Lancaster, NH $70 $62 — 107 min —
Memorial Hospital, The North Conway, NH $105 $35 ★ 4/5 121 min —
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH $108 $32 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH $182 $32 ★ 4/5 221 min —
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH $293 $66 ★ 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)
$116
Cash / self-pay
$61
Insurer-negotiated
$40
Medicare pays
$17
$39$167
Median cash $61  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $61 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $116 list price could save about $55 (48%).

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