Glucose tolerance test cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $77 — 25% above the US median ($61), roughly 9.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $12 $23 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $12 $23 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $14 $13 ★ 3/5 216 min 14.3%
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $14 $68 191 min 15.0%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $15 $16 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $15 $15 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $24 $13 ★ 4/5 200 min 15.8%
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $26 $13 ★ 4/5 214 min 14.0%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $29 $16 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $29 $16 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $29 $16 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $31 $24 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.5%
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NC $31 $15 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.8%
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $31 $13 ★ 2/5 219 min 15.4%
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC $31 $13 ★ 4/5 208 min 15.3%
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, NC $33 $43 ★ 2/5 223 min 14.2%
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $33 $13 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%
Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville, NC $36 $24 ★ 3/5 174 min 14.9%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $37 $12 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $38 $18 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $40 $25 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $40 $24 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $41 $29 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.1%
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $44 $11 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $45 $17 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.1%

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)
$123
Cash / self-pay
$77
Insurer-negotiated
$24
Medicare pays
$8
$17$124
Median cash $77  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $77 — about 9.1× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

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