68/100
#710 nationally
Southern Nh Medical Center
8 Prospect Street, Nashua, NH 03060 · (603) 577-2000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Southern Nh Medical Center billed $3.68 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
- 3.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 73
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NH
- #3
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 71% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 71% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
475 | $15,942 | $2,633 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
266 | $12,493 | $1,847 | +6% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
199 | $35,794 | $15,270 | -45% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
141 | $27,992 | $10,288 | -36% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $71,908 | $12,564 | +15% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
108 | $26,296 | $10,840 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
107 | $11,455 | $1,566 | +14% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $34,071 | $6,842 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $16,156 | $3,113 | -15% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
86 | $31,933 | $12,778 | -42% |
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 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$96,891 | $18,157 | +17% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$71,908 | $12,564 | +15% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,152 | $2,775 | +14% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,455 | $1,566 | +14% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,818 | $6,030 | +8% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,493 | $1,847 | +6% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,906 | $5,053 | +5% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,986 | $3,722 | +5% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$25,694 | $12,255 | -62% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$22,572 | $10,028 | -53% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$92,940 | $38,022 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,619 | $5,582 | -46% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$35,794 | $15,270 | -45% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$20,184 | $6,820 | -45% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$26,296 | $10,840 | -44% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$17,239 | $7,052 | -44% |
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.