Prices at 16 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $32 — 16% below the US median ($38), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital | Colebrook, NH | $9 | $13 | — | 85 min | — |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $10 | $14 | — | 107 min | — |
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital | Berlin, NH | $11 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $24 | $24 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $24 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $25 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $29 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $30 | $13 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $35 | $46 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $36 | $2,221 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $38 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $42 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $64 | $22 | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester, NH | $138 | $7 | ★ 4/5 | 221 min | — |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $144 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $171 | $8 | ★ 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 $32 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($3). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($7).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $70 list price could save about $38 (54%).
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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