Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in New Hampshire

Prices at 15 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $246 — 29% below the US median ($347), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH $128 $165 ★ 4/5 214 min —
New London Hospital New London, NH $131 $96 ★ 3/5 160 min —
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH $140 — ★ 4/5 169 min —
Weeks Medical Center Lancaster, NH $155 $344 — 107 min —
Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin, NH $174 $320 ★ 2/5 112 min —
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $194 $126 ★ 3/5 264 min —
St Joseph Hospital Nashua, NH $224 $54 ★ 4/5 202 min —
Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton, NH $246 — ★ 1/5 137 min —
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital Colebrook, NH $250 $370 — 85 min —
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH $251 $294 ★ 4/5 118 min —
Cottage Hospital Woodsville, NH $285 $42 ★ 4/5 120 min —
Memorial Hospital, The North Conway, NH $414 $124 ★ 4/5 121 min —
Catholic Medical Center Manchester, NH $788 $1,412 ★ 4/5 221 min —
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH $2,135 $1,537 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH $2,162 $1,045 ★ 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)
$463
Cash / self-pay
$246
Insurer-negotiated
$294
Medicare pays
$40
$134$1,596
Median cash $246  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $246 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $463 list price could save about $217 (47%).

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