Prices at 59 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $276 — 21% below the US median ($351), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $118 | $138 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $191 | $133 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $191 | $111 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $191 | $133 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $194 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $209 | $209 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $209 | $219 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $209 | $210 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $209 | $198 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $209 | $209 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $209 | $224 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $209 | $198 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $209 | $194 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $209 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $212 | $240 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $214 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $236 | $202 | — | — | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $253 | — | — | — | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $267 | $297 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $274 | $315 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $276 | $203 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $276 | $203 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $276 | $203 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $276 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $364 | — | — | 81 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 $276 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($166). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($331).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $526 list price could save about $250 (48%).
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