Sleep study (polysomnography) cost in North Carolina

Prices at 59 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,771 — 11% below the US median ($3,100), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $1,201 $659 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $1,246 $1,052 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $1,246 $1,052 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $1,330 $1,135 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $1,330 $1,180 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $1,676 $915 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $1,676 $919 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $1,683 $1,739 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $1,878 82 min
Granville Health Systems Oxford, NC $1,989 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.9%
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $2,018 $1,810 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.1%
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $2,108 $1,686 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.5%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $2,120 $1,421 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $2,179 $954 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $2,279 $1,038 ★ 2/5 248 min 16.1%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $2,363 $2,918 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $2,363 $3,049 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.7%
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $2,375 $851 ★ 2/5 219 min 15.4%
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC $2,375 $851 ★ 4/5 208 min 15.3%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $2,388 $2,037 14.6%
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $2,396 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $2,418 $868 ★ 3/5 216 min 14.3%
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $2,418 $8 191 min 15.0%
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $2,592 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.1%
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $2,648 $1,241 ★ 4/5 200 min 15.8%

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)
$4,931
Cash / self-pay
$2,771
Insurer-negotiated
$1,494
Medicare pays
$691
$1,676$4,931
Median cash $2,771  ·  Medicare $691  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,771 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($691). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,381).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,931 list price could save about $2,161 (44%).

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