US Health Care Costs

Dysequilibrium in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 149: Dysequilibrium

$43,713typical hospital bill
$7,207typical amount paid
$6,449–$7,965range paid across 2 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,713 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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
Elliot HospitalManchester17$24,527$6,449
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth18$62,899$7,965

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.