Prices at 16 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $43 — about the US median ($43), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $19 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $24 | $34 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $30 | $26 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital | Colebrook, NH | $34 | $42 | — | 85 min | — |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $35 | $31 | — | 107 min | — |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $37 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin, NH | $39 | $43 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $40 | $29 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $45 | $49 | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $50 | $332 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $52 | $60 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $67 | $20 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $77 | $53 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $106 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 221 min | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $166 | $24 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $440 | $25 | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $43 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($6). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($12).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $79 list price could save about $36 (46%).
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