US Health Care Costs

High blood pressure in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 305: Hypertension without mcc

$53,761typical hospital bill
$6,400typical amount paid
$5,789–$7,137range paid across 3 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $53,761 for this stay in 2024, about 8.4 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
Parkland Medical CenterDerry13$57,618$5,789
Catholic Medical CenterManchester17$25,442$6,400
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth21$53,761$7,137

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.