Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $104 — 13% above the US median ($92), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $29 | $37 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $29 | $34 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $31 | $34 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $34 | $35 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $34 | $34 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $34 | $34 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $35 | $76 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $46 | $72 | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $48 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $53 | $36 | — | — | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $56 | $34 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $57 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $63 | $35 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $63 | $42 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $63 | $35 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $69 | — | — | — | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $71 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $71 | $68 | — | 193 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $86 | $74 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $92 | $61 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $92 | $60 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $93 | $34 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $93 | $82 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $94 | $15 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $103 | $68 | ★ 4/5 | 206 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 $104 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($18). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($37).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $198 list price could save about $94 (48%).
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