Creatine kinase (CK) test cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $58 — 16% above the US median ($50), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $9 $13 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $9 $11 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, NC $20 $18 ★ 2/5 223 min 14.2%
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir, NC $21 $12 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.3%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $21 $8 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $21 $13 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $21 $8 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $24 $24 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $25 $26 82 min
UNC Health Care Wayne Goldsboro, NC $26 $12 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.3%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $27 $12 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $27 $12 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $28 $5 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $33 $18 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $35 $6 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $35 $9 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.1%
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $38 $26 ★ 1/5 196 min 15.1%
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $38 $7 ★ 3/5 216 min 14.3%
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $38 $68 191 min 15.0%
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $38 $53 14.7%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $48 $32 14.6%
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $49 $60 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.7%
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC $49 $9 ★ 2/5 167 min 15.5%
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews, NC $54 $66 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville, NC $54 $66 ★ 4/5 226 min 14.5%

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)
$107
Cash / self-pay
$58
Insurer-negotiated
$26
Medicare pays
$7
$22$78
Median cash $58  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $58 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($13).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $107 list price could save about $49 (46%).

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