Prices at 70 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $291 — 5% below the US median ($308), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $121 | $922 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $133 | $79 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $133 | $79 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $141 | $113 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $143 | $133 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $143 | $96 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $143 | $133 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $153 | $190 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $162 | $89 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $194 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $197 | $186 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $197 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $215 | $203 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $218 | $221 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $218 | $223 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $218 | $221 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $218 | $201 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $218 | $212 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $218 | $239 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $218 | $199 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $218 | $196 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $218 | $207 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $221 | — | — | — | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $234 | $186 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $234 | $265 | ★ 4/5 | 166 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 $291 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($129). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($259).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $488 list price could save about $196 (40%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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