Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $40 — 5% below the US median ($42), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $8 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $10 | $68 | — | 193 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $11 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $11 | $18 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $11 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $11 | $10 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $11 | $10 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $13 | $15 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $17 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $18 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $18 | $21 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $19 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $19 | $20 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $22 | $13 | — | — | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $24 | $5 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $27 | $22 | — | 81 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $29 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $29 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $29 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $31 | $43 | — | — | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $31 | $8 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $34 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $34 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $35 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $36 | $22 | ★ 1/5 | 191 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)
Typical cash price here is $40 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($11).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $82 list price could save about $42 (51%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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