Prices at 70 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $91 — 10% above the US median ($83), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $24 | $41 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $25 | $44 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $25 | $91 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $25 | $44 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $25 | $44 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $27 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $28 | $44 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $28 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $28 | $34 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $30 | $25 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $32 | $33 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $38 | $43 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $38 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $40 | $25 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $40 | $68 | — | 193 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $47 | $25 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $47 | $25 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $47 | $32 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $58 | $42 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $60 | $61 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $62 | $54 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $64 | $88 | — | — | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $65 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $72 | $61 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $72 | $47 | ★ 1/5 | 190 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 October 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 $91 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($24). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($48).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $195 list price could save about $104 (53%).
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