Screening mammogram cost in North Carolina

Prices at 66 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $266 — 7% below the US median ($286), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $107 $91
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $108 $117 ★ 5/5 317 min
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $108 $99 ★ 1/5 190 min
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $108 $117 ★ 5/5 255 min
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $146 $80 ★ 3/5 228 min
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $146 $80 ★ 3/5 224 min
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $154 $213
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $182 $126 ★ 4/5 183 min
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $183 $226 ★ 5/5 162 min
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $187 $165 ★ 2/5 154 min
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews, NC $188 $233 ★ 5/5 244 min
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte, NC $188 $233 ★ 5/5 190 min
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte, NC $188 $233 192 min
ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC $195 $232 ★ 2/5 289 min
Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC $195 $232 ★ 3/5 164 min
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $195 $223 ★ 4/5 206 min
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital Ahoskie, NC $197 $125 ★ 2/5 140 min
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $198 $246 ★ 4/5 181 min
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $202 $179 ★ 4/5 204 min
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $202 $168 ★ 5/5 196 min
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $217 $182 ★ 2/5 247 min
Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville, NC $222 $274 ★ 3/5 170 min
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville, NC $226 $261 ★ 3/5 176 min
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $229 $35 ★ 2/5 216 min
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $229 $35 ★ 3/5 210 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$474
Cash / self-pay
$266
Insurer-negotiated
$169
Medicare pays
$126
$168$471
Median cash $266  ·  Medicare $126  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $266 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($126). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $474 list price could save about $208 (44%).

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