US Health Care Costs

Southern Nh Medical Center

8 Prospect Street, Nashua, NH 03060 · (603) 577-2000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$91.1Mnet income, all sources
9.8%margin on patient care alone
$12.3Mcost of charity care (4.1% of costs)
$16.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
140beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871199$35,794$15,270
Heart failure, with major complications 291141$27,992$10,288
Pneumonia, with major complications 193108$26,296$10,840
Lung infection, with major complications 17786$31,933$12,778
Sepsis 87248$26,820$8,640
Heart attack, with major complications 28047$42,115$13,505
Stomach and digestive disorders 39244$23,165$7,078
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69841$41,915$12,224
Respiratory failure 18936$22,572$10,028
Kidney failure, with major complications 68235$37,756$11,224
Kidney failure, with complications 68334$22,325$7,462
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60333$17,239$7,052
Urinary tract infection 69032$18,062$6,445
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37731$43,786$13,793
Back problems (no surgery) 55229$26,585$8,522
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$33,521$8,994
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68926$29,932$8,651
Fainting 31225$26,044$7,091
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06524$30,419$9,655
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64024$32,881$10,522
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81123$38,564$11,122
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30822$36,898$10,927
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85322$100,582$33,438
Pneumonia, with complications 19421$23,996$8,655
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28621$52,766$16,771
Stroke, with major complications 06420$43,859$14,756
Heart attack, with complications 28118$31,173$6,966
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$27,511$6,528
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17517$39,159$10,706
Irregular heartbeat 31017$19,779$4,762
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48117$63,970$15,918
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64116$21,258$6,077
Lung infection, with complications 17815$26,136$8,460
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32114$84,434$25,376
Heart stent 32214$57,964$18,483
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32914$92,940$38,022
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39114$31,014$10,120
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$23,751$7,171
Medical Back Problems with Mcc 55113$40,649$14,997
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$20,184$6,820
Heart catheterization 28712$39,733$8,619
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31412$53,907$15,575
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 47212$71,154$24,689
Anemia and blood disorders 81212$32,998$7,338
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Cc/Mcc 24411$46,293$14,195
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$67,894$17,523
Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 47311$60,346$21,023
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc 91711$25,694$12,255

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