Cardiac catheterization cost in North Carolina

Prices at 55 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $11,146 — 19% above the US median ($9,329), roughly 10.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $5,144 $4,886 ★ 5/5 317 min
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $5,144 $3,617 ★ 1/5 190 min
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $5,144 $4,886 ★ 5/5 255 min
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $5,408 $5,756 ★ 4/5 204 min
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $5,408 $5,398 ★ 5/5 196 min
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $6,481 $3,630 ★ 3/5 228 min
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $6,481 $3,943 ★ 3/5 224 min
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $8,487 $16,161 ★ 3/5 174 min
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville, NC $8,847 $7,508 ★ 1/5 177 min
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $8,869 $16,924 ★ 3/5 193 min
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $8,940 $4,211 ★ 4/5 194 min
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, NC $9,785 $5,206 ★ 2/5 228 min
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $10,295 $6,629 ★ 4/5 183 min
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir, NC $10,298 $4,323 ★ 3/5 205 min
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $10,613 $8,118 ★ 2/5 247 min
UNC Health Care Wayne Goldsboro, NC $10,844 $5,182 ★ 3/5 190 min
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $11,146 $3,276 ★ 2/5 216 min
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $11,146 $3,276 ★ 3/5 210 min
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC $11,146 $3,276 ★ 4/5 205 min
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $11,343 $12,166 ★ 2/5 144 min
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $11,515 $10 193 min
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $11,889 $5,267 ★ 2/5 248 min
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $12,706 $5,078 ★ 5/5 158 min
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $13,004 ★ 1/5 191 min
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC $13,500 ★ 2/5 168 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)
$20,883
Cash / self-pay
$11,146
Insurer-negotiated
$4,043
Medicare pays
$1,049
$5,408$15,419
Median cash $11,146  ·  Medicare $1,049  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $11,146 — about 10.6× the Medicare rate ($1,049). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,098).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $20,883 list price could save about $9,737 (47%).

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