Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $24 — 8% below the US median ($26), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $4 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 213 min | 15.3% |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $7 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 13.9% |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $7 | $7 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.6% |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $8 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | 15.3% |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $9 | $9 | — | 82 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $10 | $2 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 15.1% |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $10 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 280 min | 15.9% |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $10 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 139 min | 16.2% |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $10 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.8% |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $10 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 14.9% |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $10 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 14.5% |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $10 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | 14.9% |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $11 | $2 | ★ 2/5 | 141 min | 15.5% |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $11 | $3 | ★ 5/5 | 296 min | 14.9% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $11 | $7 | ★ 1/5 | 180 min | 15.3% |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $11 | $3 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | 14.1% |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $13 | $2 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 13.9% |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $13 | $3 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | 15.1% |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $14 | $22 | — | — | 14.7% |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $19 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | 15.7% |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $19 | $4 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | 13.7% |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $19 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | 14.9% |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $20 | $13 | — | — | 14.6% |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $20 | $3 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | 15.5% |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $20 | $20 | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $24 — about 10.1× the Medicare rate ($2). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($5).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $45 list price could save about $21 (47%).
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