Prices at 65 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $671 — 23% below the US median ($877), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $309 | $404 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 14.3% |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $309 | — | — | 191 min | 15.0% |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $325 | $387 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.8% |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $329 | $410 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | 15.8% |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $350 | $403 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 14.9% |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $358 | $392 | ★ 4/5 | 213 min | 15.3% |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $359 | $408 | ★ 2/5 | 139 min | 16.2% |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $363 | $376 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | 14.9% |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $445 | $404 | ★ 2/5 | 219 min | 15.4% |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $445 | $404 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | 15.3% |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $491 | $377 | ★ 2/5 | 202 min | 14.6% |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $514 | $478 | ★ 5/5 | 296 min | 14.9% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $514 | $400 | ★ 1/5 | 180 min | 15.3% |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $514 | $478 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | 14.1% |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $516 | $388 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | 14.2% |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $532 | $388 | ★ 5/5 | 157 min | 13.3% |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | Matthews, NC | $532 | $388 | ★ 5/5 | 240 min | 13.6% |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | Huntersville, NC | $532 | $388 | ★ 4/5 | 226 min | 14.5% |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $532 | $404 | ★ 5/5 | 178 min | 13.2% |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $532 | $388 | — | 193 min | 14.5% |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $536 | $510 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 13.9% |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $536 | $468 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.6% |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $543 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | 14.9% |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $557 | $474 | ★ 3/5 | 218 min | 13.7% |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $557 | $514 | ★ 3/5 | 222 min | 13.9% |
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 August 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 $671 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($145). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($291).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,343 list price could save about $671 (50%).
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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