Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $134 — 16% above the US median ($115), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $28 | $39 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $28 | $37 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $31 | $75 | — | 81 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $35 | $35 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $35 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $35 | $68 | — | 193 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $38 | $34 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $39 | $39 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $39 | $19 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $39 | $19 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $40 | $35 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $42 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $70 | $37 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $70 | $46 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $70 | $37 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $70 | $20 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $73 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $76 | $51 | — | — | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $76 | $35 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $76 | $35 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $83 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $91 | $58 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $91 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $93 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $107 | — | — | — | — |
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 $134 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $259 list price could save about $125 (48%).
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