US Health Care Costs

Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 617: Amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with cc

$75,412typical hospital bill
$16,650typical amount paid
$14,850–$26,209range paid across 4 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $75,412 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Catholic Medical CenterManchester16$82,647$14,850
Elliot HospitalManchester11$68,176$15,018
Cheshire Medical CenterKeene12$42,750$18,282
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon21$93,198$26,209

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.