X-ray of the ankle cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $276 — about the US median ($275), roughly 7.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $86 $80 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $103 $87 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $120 $102 14.6%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $128 $70 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $128 $77 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $135 16.0%
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $144 $92 14.7%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $154 $95 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $154 $95 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $172 82 min
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $180 $120 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $184 $162 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.1%
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $193 $162 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.5%
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $196 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $196 ★ 1/5 196 min 15.1%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $210 $214 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $213 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.1%
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville, NC $216 $184 ★ 1/5 184 min 14.5%
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $220 $121 ★ 4/5 214 min 14.0%
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $242 $88 ★ 4/5 197 min 14.2%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $244 $99 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $273 $211 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $273 $190 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC $275 $190 ★ 4/5 187 min 14.6%
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $275 $82 ★ 3/5 151 min 14.9%

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 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)
$532
Cash / self-pay
$276
Insurer-negotiated
$120
Medicare pays
$37
$153$530
Median cash $276  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $276 — about 7.5× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $532 list price could save about $255 (48%).

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