Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles) cost in North Carolina

Prices at 67 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $460 — 11% above the US median ($416), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $90 16.0%
Granville Health Systems Oxford, NC $98 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.9%
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $109 $60 ★ 4/5 214 min 14.0%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $122 $203 ★ 2/5 248 min 16.1%
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC $158 ★ 2/5 167 min 15.5%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $162 $97 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $172 $94 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $172 $94 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids, NC $228 $272 ★ 2/5 202 min 14.6%
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $248 $200 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.5%
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $271 $171 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $335 $286 14.6%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $340 $288 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $340 $288 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $350 $357 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $352 $276 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%
ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC $367 $415 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.9%
Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC $367 $415 ★ 3/5 159 min 14.5%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $367 $392 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $367 $366 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NC $369 $393 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.8%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $398 $263 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%
UNC Rockingham Eden, NC $422 $276 ★ 4/5 178 min 14.9%
ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor, NC $457 $508 ★ 4/5 162 min 14.4%
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $460 $310 ★ 2/5 219 min 15.4%

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)
$816
Cash / self-pay
$460
Insurer-negotiated
$393
Medicare pays
$52
$158$794
Median cash $460  ·  Medicare $52  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $460 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($52). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($104).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $816 list price could save about $356 (44%).

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