Prices at 53 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,641 — 6% below the US median ($1,740), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $477 | $323 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $839 | $907 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $839 | $717 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $839 | $907 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $889 | $490 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $1,216 | — | — | — | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $1,450 | $1,048 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,591 | $1,186 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,600 | $1,209 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,600 | $1,209 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,600 | $88 | — | 193 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $1,606 | $1,388 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $1,676 | $1,744 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes | Danbury, NC | $1,740 | $2,558 | — | — | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $2,232 | $4,155 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $2,455 | $4,329 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $2,609 | $2,616 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $2,773 | — | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $3,212 | $2,748 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia, NC | $3,437 | $1,271 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $4,069 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $4,860 | $1,622 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Person Memorial Hospital | Roxboro, NC | $5,096 | $3,456 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $8,409 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 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 $1,641 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($480). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($960).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,107 list price could save about $1,466 (47%).
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