New Hampshire Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across New Hampshire — drawn from 8 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within New Hampshire, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG (Electrocardiogram, 12-lead) | $12 – $218 | $81 | 6 |
| Hemodialysis Treatment | $101 – $1,621 | $1,100 | 6 |
| Critical Care, First Hour | $947 – $7,217 | $2,605 | 8 |
| MRI Brain with Contrast | $425 – $3,142 | $1,306 | 8 |
| CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring | $106 – $762 | $239 | 8 |
| Holter Monitor (24-48 Hour Heart Monitor) | $58 – $396 | $173 | 6 |
| CT Chest without Contrast | $226 – $1,491 | $453 | 8 |
| Skin Biopsy (Tangential) | $226 – $1,476 | $1,351 | 7 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in New Hampshire, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $142 | $270 |
| Chest X-ray (2 Views) | $342 | $598 |
| Critical Care, First Hour | $3,155 | $5,245 |
| Urinalysis with Microscopy | $89 | $146 |
| Spirometry (Breathing Test) | $342 | $530 |
| HIV Antibody Test | $121 | $185 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in New Hampshire
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $62,550 | 7 |
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $38,508 | 7 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $33,144 | 7 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $33,144 | 7 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $29,315 | 7 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $27,504 | 8 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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