Prices at 61 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,985 — 23% above the US median ($1,612), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $390 | $328 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $407 | $362 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $634 | $775 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $634 | $720 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $634 | $526 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $800 | — | — | — | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $845 | $337 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $876 | $815 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $876 | $580 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $876 | $815 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $964 | $1,543 | — | — | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $992 | $544 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $992 | $591 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,228 | $113 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,228 | $106 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,228 | $113 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,228 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $1,483 | $598 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $1,581 | $2,956 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $1,612 | $708 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $1,724 | $820 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $1,733 | $816 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $1,803 | $1,276 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $1,803 | $1,276 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $1,823 | $468 | ★ 2/5 | 228 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 October 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 $1,985 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($216). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($433).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,379 list price could save about $1,394 (41%).
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