Prices at 12 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $859 — 31% below the US median ($1,250), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $517 | — | ★ 1/5 | 135 min | 15.2% |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $604 | $115 | — | 106 min | 14.6% |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $644 | $1,089 | ★ 4/5 | 224 min | 14.9% |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $820 | $843 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.9% |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $859 | — | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | 15.0% |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $954 | $885 | ★ 3/5 | 266 min | 15.2% |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $1,068 | $1,532 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | 15.3% |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $1,279 | $646 | ★ 4/5 | 232 min | 15.2% |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $1,734 | $601 | ★ 4/5 | 115 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 June 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 $859 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($311). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($622).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,795 list price could save about $937 (52%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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