Prices at 13 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,032 — 12% below the US median ($2,309), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $1,076 | $651 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $1,078 | $582 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $1,473 | — | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $1,648 | $2,035 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $1,906 | $455 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $1,969 | $263 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $2,032 | $305 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin, NH | $2,401 | $3,447 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $2,445 | — | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $3,137 | $608 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $5,704 | $1,199 | ★ 4/5 | 221 min | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $6,891 | $1,201 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $9,706 | $1,944 | ★ 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 $2,032 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($313). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($625).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,900 list price could save about $1,868 (48%).
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