Prices at 11 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $179 — 53% below the US median ($383), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $109 | — | ★ 4/5 | 139 min | 15.0% |
| Weeks Medical Center | Lancaster, NH | $120 | $146 | — | 106 min | 14.6% |
| New London Hospital | New London, NH | $135 | $101 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.9% |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $169 | $188 | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | 15.3% |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $189 | $306 | ★ 3/5 | 266 min | 15.2% |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $220 | $366 | ★ 4/5 | 224 min | 14.9% |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $796 | $422 | ★ 4/5 | 232 min | 15.2% |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $1,151 | $242 | ★ 4/5 | 115 min | 15.4% |
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 July 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 $179 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($121). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($242).
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