States / New Hampshire
NH · 14 hospitals · #32 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in New Hampshire
13 New Hampshire hospitals reported 25,764 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.54 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 32 of 51. The widest gap was at Portsmouth Regional Hospital (7.35×), the narrowest at Cheshire Medical Center (2.33×). CMS's price-transparency list records 97 enforcement actions involving 32 New Hampshire hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 3.54×
- 2Hospitals reporting 14
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 25,764
- 4Price-transparency actions 97
Most common stays in New Hampshire
| DRG | Stays | NH avg charge | US avg charge | NH avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 2,559 | $62,580 | $90,297 | $17,104 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 1,723 | $39,842 | $56,380 | $11,075 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 974 | $47,583 | $70,592 | $14,409 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 951 | $40,443 | $59,757 | $11,445 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 584 | $60,268 | $75,821 | $14,887 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 560 | $38,768 | $49,049 | $9,396 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 475 | $36,724 | $57,570 | $11,286 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 460 | $32,479 | $40,165 | $7,443 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC... | 423 | $50,612 | $55,724 | $9,534 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 407 | $26,962 | $37,821 | $7,215 |
Every hospital
| Hospital | Stays | Ratio | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon | 5,661 | 3.15× | – |
| Concord Hospital Concord | 3,293 | 4.47× | 5 |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover | 2,579 | 4.08× | 1 |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth | 2,577 | 7.35× | 4 |
| Catholic Medical Center Manchester | 2,563 | 4.53× | 2 |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester | 2,333 | 3.18× | 3 |
| Southern Nh Medical Center Nashua | 1,505 | 2.91× | – |
| Exeter Hospital Inc Exeter | 1,274 | 3.27× | – |
| St Joseph Hospital Nashua | 1,235 | 3.54× | 4 |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry | 994 | 7.29× | 5 |
| Concord Hospital- Laconia Laconia | 869 | 3.06× | 2 |
| Cheshire Medical Center Keene | 752 | 2.33× | 4 |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester | 129 | 4.25× | – |
| Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Salem | 0 | – | – |
Price-transparency enforcement in New Hampshire
32 warning notices, 31 closure notices, 19 “met requirements” findings, 14 corrective-action-plan requests, 1 civil-penalty notice — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.