Prices at 14 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $185 — 53% below the US median ($392), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $71 | $68 | — | 107 min | — |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $77 | $75 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $97 | — | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $120 | $164 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin, NH | $121 | $103 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $185 | $308 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $189 | $42 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $213 | $255 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $278 | $102 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $288 | $451 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $1,138 | $308 | ★ 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 $185 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($57). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($113).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $278 list price could save about $92 (33%).
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