Bone density scan (DEXA) cost in New Hampshire

Prices at 16 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $389 — 4% above the US median ($374), roughly 9.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $152 $73 ★ 3/5 264 min —
Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH $153 $106 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton, NH $199 — ★ 1/5 137 min —
New London Hospital New London, NH $252 $32 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Cottage Hospital Woodsville, NH $276 $74 ★ 4/5 120 min —
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH $283 $289 ★ 4/5 169 min —
St Joseph Hospital Nashua, NH $305 $39 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $363 $485 ★ 4/5 118 min —
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital Colebrook, NH $415 $611 — 85 min —
Weeks Medical Center Lancaster, NH $419 $374 — 107 min —
Memorial Hospital, The North Conway, NH $457 $74 ★ 4/5 121 min —
Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin, NH $471 $596 ★ 2/5 112 min —
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH $497 $120 ★ 4/5 242 min —
Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH $942 $136 ★ 4/5 221 min —
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH $1,414 $177 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH $1,825 $245 ★ 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)
$711
Cash / self-pay
$389
Insurer-negotiated
$136
Medicare pays
$39
$176$1,178
Median cash $389  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $389 — about 9.9× the Medicare rate ($39). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($79).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $711 list price could save about $322 (45%).

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