US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Cc in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc

$134,285typical hospital bill
$29,463typical amount paid
$20,270–$40,549range paid across 3 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $134,285 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 CenterManchester12$134,285$20,270
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon59$93,263$29,463
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth11$161,752$40,549

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.