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Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with complications in New Hampshire

What 7 hospitals in New Hampshire charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with complications (DRG 699), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 699 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $29,395 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $9,254 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $7,270 Average per stay
State rank #15 of 45 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in New Hampshire billed an average of $29,395 for other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with complications, about 3.2 times the average total payment of $9,254. That payment is 13% below the U.S. average of $10,600.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $9,254Billed $29,395

About 31¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in New Hampshire billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in New Hampshire:

New Hampshire hospitals: other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with complications

Every New Hampshire hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover 24 $25,499 $7,638 $6,686
Mary Hitchcock Mem HospitalLebanon 23 $32,202 $12,722 $9,420
Elliot HospitalManchester 20 $23,261 $8,375 $6,962
Concord HospitalConcord 19 $27,274 $9,344 $6,914
St Joseph HospitalNashua 17 $26,415 $8,120 $6,373
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth 14 $52,044 $10,467 $7,388
Catholic Medical CenterManchester 12 $23,192 $7,354 $6,528
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Lowest and highest payments in New Hampshire

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Catholic Medical CenterManchester, NH$7,354
Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH$7,638
St Joseph HospitalNashua, NH$8,120
Elliot HospitalManchester, NH$8,375
Concord HospitalConcord, NH$9,344

Highest

Mary Hitchcock Mem HospitalLebanon, NH$12,722
Portsmouth Regional HospitalPortsmouth, NH$10,467
Concord HospitalConcord, NH$9,344
Elliot HospitalManchester, NH$8,375
St Joseph HospitalNashua, NH$8,120

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Questions

How much does other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with complications cost in New Hampshire?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with complications (DRG 699) at 7 hospitals in New Hampshire was billed at $29,395 on average, while the average total payment was $9,254, of which Medicare paid $7,270. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in New Hampshire, average charges were 3.2 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.