Prices at 66 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $501 — 17% below the US median ($601), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $240 | $328 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $242 | $282 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $249 | $320 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $263 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $263 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $263 | $279 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $265 | $299 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $265 | $299 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $272 | $327 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $278 | $333 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $278 | $365 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $282 | $323 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $282 | $323 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $306 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $309 | $321 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $324 | $311 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $326 | — | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $340 | $302 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply, NC | $352 | $437 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $383 | $528 | — | — | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $405 | $339 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | Matthews, NC | $406 | $503 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $409 | $310 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $413 | $311 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $415 | $355 | — | — | — |
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 $501 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $894 list price could save about $393 (44%).
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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