Prices at 12 hospitals in New Hampshire, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,483 — 5% above the US median ($1,413), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene, NH | $517 | $491 | ★ 4/5 | 214 min | — |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon, NH | $591 | $345 | ★ 3/5 | 264 min | — |
| Cottage Hospital | Woodsville, NH | $857 | — | ★ 4/5 | 120 min | — |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua, NH | $1,366 | $311 | ★ 4/5 | 202 min | — |
| Huggins Hospital | Wolfeboro, NH | $1,446 | $2,622 | ★ 4/5 | 169 min | — |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton, NH | $1,520 | — | ★ 1/5 | 137 min | — |
| Memorial Hospital, The | North Conway, NH | $1,806 | $516 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | — |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover, NH | $1,961 | $562 | ★ 4/5 | 242 min | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth, NH | $1,983 | $1,224 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH | $3,539 | $1,531 | ★ 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 $1,483 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($291). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($581).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,302 list price could save about $819 (36%).
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