Prices at 15 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $543 — 41% below the US median ($915), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $317 | $467 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $370 | $357 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $432 | $535 | — | 107 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $479 | — | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $496 | — | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital | Colebrook, NH | $539 | $624 | — | 85 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $546 | $342 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin, NH | $574 | $972 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $638 | $323 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $858 | $864 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $1,138 | $61 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $1,524 | $930 | ★ 4/5 | 242 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 $543 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $982 list price could save about $439 (45%).
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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