US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Mcc in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 163: Major chest procedures with mcc

$163,517typical hospital bill
$45,188typical amount paid
$34,397–$55,978range paid across 2 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $163,517 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
Catholic Medical CenterManchester13$131,727$34,397
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon24$195,308$55,978

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.