New Hampshire / Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
CMS certification 300018 · Dover, NH · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital reported 2,579 Medicare inpatient stays across 84 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.08 times what it was paid — mid-range in New Hampshire, number 6 of 13 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.54×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 216 stays at an average charge of $57,092, 37% below the national average. It also billed 3,490 outpatient services, charging 8.02 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 2,579
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.08×
- 3Rank in NH (highest ratio = 1) 6 of 13
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 84 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital charged more than the national average in 2 (2%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 216 | $57,092 | -37% | $15,088 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 193 | $31,101 | -45% | $9,553 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 137 | $44,780 | -37% | $12,171 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 83 | $33,989 | -43% | $9,700 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 65 | $30,508 | -24% | $6,319 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 61 | $33,360 | -32% | $8,558 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 56 | $31,277 | -31% | $6,738 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 54 | $25,285 | -32% | $7,216 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 49 | $35,357 | -46% | $10,730 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 49 | $33,921 | -34% | $8,992 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 49 | $24,147 | -36% | $6,212 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 48 | $66,625 | -41% | $16,173 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 48 | $41,257 | -32% | $9,672 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 47 | $25,268 | -50% | $8,355 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 45 | $80,670 | -13% | $14,046 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 42 | $26,564 | -35% | $6,806 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 42 | $35,019 | -52% | $11,347 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 40 | $47,508 | -15% | $7,438 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 38 | $64,586 | -35% | $14,053 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 38 | $35,858 | -26% | $7,686 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 37 | $23,605 | -59% | $9,486 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 37 | $39,492 | -19% | $7,224 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 35 | $44,200 | -31% | $9,239 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 34 | $24,740 | -34% | $7,044 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 33 | $49,323 | -35% | $11,896 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 32 | $25,158 | -30% | $5,884 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 30 | $31,942 | -44% | $9,169 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 28 | $120,959 | -26% | $24,904 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 27 | $31,631 | -44% | $9,297 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 27 | $25,738 | -45% | $7,256 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 25 | $32,584 | -28% | $7,451 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 25 | $74,812 | -26% | $16,143 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 25 | $43,615 | -34% | $10,432 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 25 | $26,220 | -37% | $7,002 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 24 | $38,374 | -50% | $12,583 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 24 | $25,499 | -46% | $7,638 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 24 | $28,641 | -35% | $7,035 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 24 | $101,145 | -56% | $32,339 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 23 | $36,846 | -46% | $10,595 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 21 | $24,456 | -36% | $6,180 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 20 | $21,192 | -47% | $6,481 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 20 | $53,525 | -37% | $13,202 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 20 | $27,626 | -29% | $6,703 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 20 | $39,739 | -35% | $9,756 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $111,559 | -3% | $16,510 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 19 | $102,130 | -14% | $18,087 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 17 | $80,489 | -21% | $19,115 |
| 563 Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation except Femur, Hip,... | 17 | $27,222 | -36% | $6,501 |
| 813 Coagulation Disorders | 17 | $50,329 | -37% | $11,749 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 16 | $164,488 | -23% | $35,746 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 16 | $92,601 | -33% | $22,924 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 15 | $53,815 | -17% | $13,267 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 15 | $94,889 | +2% | $12,316 |
| 445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC | 15 | $55,852 | -4% | $8,339 |
| 809 Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses except... | 15 | $47,890 | -24% | $9,271 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 15 | $33,160 | -13% | $5,898 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 14 | $30,466 | -27% | $6,198 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 14 | $45,531 | -7% | $8,135 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 14 | $34,764 | -42% | $10,032 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 14 | $33,157 | -47% | $12,467 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 84 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the New Hampshire average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Wentworth-Douglass Hospital charged $57,092 on average, 9% less than the New Hampshire average of $62,580, and was paid $15,088 against a state average of $17,104. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Wentworth-Douglass Hospital charged $31,101 on average, 22% less than the New Hampshire average of $39,842, and was paid $9,553 against a state average of $11,075. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Wentworth-Douglass Hospital charged $44,780 on average, 6% less than the New Hampshire average of $47,583, and was paid $12,171 against a state average of $14,409. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Wentworth-Douglass Hospital charged $33,989 on average, 16% less than the New Hampshire average of $40,443, and was paid $9,700 against a state average of $11,445. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,434 was 6% below the state average of $20,649. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,263 was 25% below the state average of $9,741. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $19,478 was 39% above the state average of $13,987. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $11,536 was 11% below the state average of $12,954.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-26 (CMS case 6393)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.