Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug in New Hampshire
MS-DRG 065: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
$38,707typical hospital bill
$9,147typical amount paid
$7,438–$12,819range paid across 12 hospitals
New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,707 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | Dover | 40 | $47,508 | $7,438 | |
| Catholic Medical Center | Manchester | 25 | $37,799 | $7,625 | |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua | 24 | $35,080 | $8,009 | |
| Elliot Hospital | Manchester | 33 | $30,046 | $8,228 | |
| Concord Hospital | Concord | 55 | $39,615 | $8,266 | |
| Concord Hospital- Laconia | Laconia | 17 | $34,178 | $9,012 | |
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene | 17 | $28,294 | $9,282 | |
| Parkland Medical Center | Derry | 27 | $84,724 | $9,404 | |
| Southern Nh Medical Center | Nashua | 24 | $30,419 | $9,655 | |
| Exeter Hospital Inc | Exeter | 25 | $42,958 | $10,126 | |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth | 67 | $87,780 | $10,373 | |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon | 69 | $50,225 | $12,819 |
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.