Prices at 51 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,007 — 128% above the US median ($1,318), roughly 17.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $650 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $718 | $763 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $792 | $699 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $1,137 | $884 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,275 | $1,466 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,275 | $1,466 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $1,421 | $2,369 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,751 | $1,568 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,751 | $1,568 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $3,007 | $2,604 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $3,007 | $1,834 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $3,007 | $2,237 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $3,007 | $1,485 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $3,007 | $1,754 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $3,007 | $1,839 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $3,007 | $1,479 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $3,007 | $1,731 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $3,007 | $1,591 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes | Danbury, NC | $3,262 | $4,797 | — | — | — |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia, NC | $4,551 | $1,657 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $6,091 | $4,329 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $7,128 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $7,381 | $4,155 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $9,507 | — | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $12,202 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 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 $3,007 — about 17.3× the Medicare rate ($174). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($347).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,797 list price could save about $1,790 (37%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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