X-ray of the ankle Cost in Winston-salem, NC (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Winston-salem, NC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $242 — 12% below the US median ($275), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	Winston-salem, NC	$180	$120	★ 4/5	187 min	15.1%
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center	Winston-salem, NC	$242	$88	★ 4/5	197 min	14.2%
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital	Winston-salem, NC	$309	$125	★ 5/5	—	14.7%

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)

$403

Cash / self-pay

$242

Insurer-negotiated

$120

Medicare pays

$37

$192$296

Median cash $242 · Medicare $37 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $242 — about 6.5× 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 $403 list price could save about $161 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Winston-salem

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Maxwell Brenner, DPM	Podiatry	Winston Salem, NC	263
Nadine Cato, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	57
Jonathan Yoder, M.D.	Family Practice	Winston Salem, NC	47
Eliza Anderson, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Winston Salem, NC	29
Brian Maieli, PA-C, ATC, CSCS	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	26
Catherine Flores, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	24
Christopher Bullers, M.D.	Family Practice	Winston Salem, NC	17
Suzonne Stratton, P.A.-C	Physician Assistant	Winston-Salem, NC	11

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