Complete blood count (CBC) cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $65 — 14% above the US median ($58), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir, NC $21 $12 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.3%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $22 $22 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $22 $22 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $23 $13 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $27 $28 82 min
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $28 $10 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $30 $19 14.6%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $31 $12 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $31 $12 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce Asheville, NC $31 $8 ★ 3/5 173 min 13.8%
Angel Medical Center Franklin, NC $31 $11 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.7%
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine, NC $31 $13 ★ 3/5 121 min 14.9%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $31 $6 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $38 $7 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $38 $11 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.1%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $42 $8 ★ 2/5 248 min 16.1%
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $45 $64 14.7%
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $49 $12 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $51 $36 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $51 $14 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $51 $14 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
UNC Health Care Wayne Goldsboro, NC $51 $14 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.3%
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville, NC $51 $33 ★ 1/5 184 min 14.5%
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $59 $73 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.7%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $60 $50 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%

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 June 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$120
Cash / self-pay
$65
Insurer-negotiated
$33
Medicare pays
$7
$31$111
Median cash $65  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $65 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $120 list price could save about $55 (46%).

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