US Health Care Costs

Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 057: Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc

$39,006typical hospital bill
$10,969typical amount paid
$9,297–$17,582range paid across 6 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,006 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover27$31,631$9,297
Concord HospitalConcord18$30,023$10,023
Elliot HospitalManchester14$31,871$10,517
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth17$63,246$11,421
Exeter Hospital IncExeter13$46,141$12,542
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon33$64,189$17,582

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.