Flu test Cost in Winston-salem, NC (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Winston-salem, NC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $134 — 119% above the US median ($61), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	Winston-salem, NC	$78	$53	★ 4/5	187 min	15.1%
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center	Winston-salem, NC	$134	$138	★ 4/5	197 min	14.2%
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital	Winston-salem, NC	$134	$142	★ 5/5	—	14.7%

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 August 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)

$223

Cash / self-pay

$134

Insurer-negotiated

$138

Medicare pays

$17

$89$134

Median cash $134 · Medicare $17 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $134 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $223 list price could save about $89 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Winston-salem

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Davis Vu, M.D.	Family Practice	Winston Salem, NC	76
Allie Smith, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	58
Ted Nifong, MD	Family Practice	Winston Salem, NC	36
Jamie Russell, NURSE PRACTITIONER	Nurse Practitioner	Winston Salem, NC	34
Grace Loeffler, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	34
Kelsey Smith, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	32
Michael Lacombe, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	30
Eugene Thiebaud, PAC	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	30
Joseph Shoffner, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	29
Bhupinder Multani, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Winston Salem, NC	29
Ronda Wright, FNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Winston Salem, NC	28
Max Vinograd, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	22

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