Prices at 11 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,163 — 34% above the US median ($869), roughly 8.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $209 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $303 | $229 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $805 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $1,096 | $160 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $1,110 | $2,009 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $1,216 | — | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $1,448 | $420 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $2,058 | $503 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $2,547 | $403 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $2,784 | $362 | ★ 4/5 | 221 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,163 — about 8.0× the Medicare rate ($145). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($291).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,080 list price could save about $917 (44%).
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