Prices at 14 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,991 — 4% below the US median ($2,083), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $1,125 | $593 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $1,589 | $1,687 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $1,804 | $313 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $1,906 | $499 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $1,920 | $382 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $1,928 | — | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $1,938 | $3,396 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $2,045 | $376 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $3,137 | $666 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $3,426 | $4,075 | — | 107 min | — |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $5,775 | $1,345 | ★ 4/5 | 221 min | — |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $8,366 | $373 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $8,431 | $2,010 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $8,901 | $1,503 | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,991 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($371). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($743).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,596 list price could save about $2,604 (57%).
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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