32/100
#1,815 nationally
Frisbie Memorial Hospital
11 Whitehall Road, Rochester, NH 03867 · (603) 332-5211
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Frisbie Memorial Hospital billed $6.11 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 6.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 14
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NH
- #11
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $21,759 | $1,805 | +85% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
65 | $52,433 | $13,853 | -20% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $29,526 | $2,611 | +52% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $13,050 | $2,147 | +11% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $30,543 | $3,040 | +60% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $12,511 | $1,547 | +24% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $45,759 | $11,526 | +17% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $52,369 | $9,770 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $12,616 | $1,842 | +11% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $23,740 | $3,300 | about average |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,759 | $1,805 | +85% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,550 | $1,464 | +74% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,543 | $3,040 | +60% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$72,584 | $11,001 | +56% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,526 | $2,611 | +52% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,511 | $1,547 | +24% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$52,369 | $9,770 | +21% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,945 | $3,087 | +18% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$52,433 | $13,853 | -20% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,740 | $3,300 | about average |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$49,700 | $12,140 | about average |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,050 | $2,147 | +11% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,616 | $1,842 | +11% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$45,759 | $11,526 | +17% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,945 | $3,087 | +18% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$52,369 | $9,770 | +21% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.