Prostate test (PSA) cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $104 — 12% above the US median ($92), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $29 $37 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $29 $34 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir, NC $31 $34 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.3%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $34 $35 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $34 $34 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $34 $34 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head, NC $35 $76 ★ 4/5 213 min 15.3%
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $46 $72 ★ 1/5 196 min 15.1%
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, NC $48 $32 ★ 2/5 223 min 14.2%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $53 $36 14.6%
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $56 $34 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $57 $30 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $63 $35 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $63 $42 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $63 $35 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $69 16.0%
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $71 $19 ★ 3/5 216 min 14.3%
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $71 $68 191 min 15.0%
ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor, NC $86 $74 ★ 4/5 162 min 14.4%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $92 $61 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $92 $60 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $93 $34 ★ 4/5 200 min 15.8%
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $93 $82 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.1%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $94 $15 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $103 $68 ★ 4/5 197 min 14.2%

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 June 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)
$198
Cash / self-pay
$104
Insurer-negotiated
$56
Medicare pays
$18
$39$143
Median cash $104  ·  Medicare $18  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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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