X-ray of the hip cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $235 — about the US median ($239), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UNC Health Care Wayne Goldsboro, NC $85 $93 ★ 3/5 190 min
Granville Health Systems Oxford, NC $102 ★ 2/5 191 min
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $103 $95 ★ 5/5 317 min
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $103 $87 ★ 1/5 190 min
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $103 $95 ★ 5/5 255 min
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $107 $72
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $107 $80 ★ 3/5 168 min
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $122 $67 ★ 3/5 228 min
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $122 $72 ★ 3/5 224 min
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $131 $100 ★ 2/5 248 min
UNC Rockingham Eden, NC $139 $100 ★ 4/5 187 min
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $148 $90 ★ 4/5 194 min
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $157 $146
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $201 ★ 1/5 191 min
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $202 $106 ★ 4/5 204 min
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $202 $118 ★ 5/5 196 min
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $208 $242 ★ 5/5 162 min
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $212 $176 ★ 3/5 164 min
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $222 $226 ★ 4/5 206 min
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $229 $189 ★ 2/5 247 min
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC $230 $177 ★ 4/5 186 min
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $230 $115 ★ 3/5 160 min
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $230 $131 118 min
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $230 $98 ★ 3/5 160 min
Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health Charlotte, NC $230 $122 ★ 4/5 196 min

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 September 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)
$459
Cash / self-pay
$235
Insurer-negotiated
$155
Medicare pays
$49
$120$407
Median cash $235  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $235 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($49). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($98).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $459 list price could save about $225 (49%).

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