Prices at 45 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,339 — 38% below the US median ($2,160), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $588 | $802 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $679 | $4,329 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $718 | $880 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $761 | $897 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,208 | $1,292 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,208 | $1,206 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $1,245 | $742 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $1,245 | $742 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,339 | $917 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,339 | $917 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,339 | $917 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,339 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,378 | $753 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $1,378 | $768 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,378 | $753 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $1,448 | $956 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $1,661 | $988 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $2,242 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $2,504 | $2,167 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $2,979 | $2,748 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia, NC | $4,989 | $1,401 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville, NC | $10,428 | $4,588 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $1,339 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($802). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,605).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,180 list price could save about $1,841 (58%).
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