Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in New Hampshire

Prices at 15 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $147 — 29% below the US median ($208), roughly 13.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH $79 $96 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH $79 — ★ 4/5 169 min —
New London Hospital New London, NH $88 $66 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Cottage Hospital Woodsville, NH $110 $22 ★ 4/5 120 min —
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $131 $62 ★ 3/5 264 min —
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital Colebrook, NH $138 $206 — 85 min —
Weeks Medical Center Lancaster, NH $139 $201 — 107 min —
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $147 $208 ★ 4/5 118 min —
Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin, NH $157 $177 ★ 2/5 112 min —
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton, NH $177 — ★ 1/5 137 min —
St Joseph Hospital Nashua, NH $179 $15 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Memorial Hospital, The North Conway, NH $332 $100 ★ 4/5 121 min —
Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH $447 $198 ★ 4/5 221 min —
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH $717 $244 ★ 4/5 120 min —
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH $1,338 $418 ★ 3/5 132 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)
$286
Cash / self-pay
$147
Insurer-negotiated
$177
Medicare pays
$11
$83$609
Median cash $147  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $147 — about 13.3× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $286 list price could save about $139 (49%).

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