CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,217 — 24% above the US median ($2,592), roughly 10.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $1,138 $921 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $1,336 82 min
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $1,511 $962 14.7%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $1,546 $887 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $1,546 $887 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $1,570 $861 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $1,570 $935 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $1,833 $1,568 14.6%
Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes Danbury, NC $2,210 $3,250 15.1%
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $2,253 $1,806 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $2,354 $382 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.1%
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $2,414 $762 ★ 4/5 197 min 14.2%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $2,430 $1,697 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $2,430 $1,597 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $2,574 16.0%
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $2,595 $745 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.7%
UNC Rockingham Eden, NC $2,746 $1,296 ★ 4/5 178 min 14.9%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $2,820 $982 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews, NC $2,820 $748 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville, NC $2,820 $711 ★ 4/5 226 min 14.5%
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte, NC $2,820 $2,174 ★ 5/5 178 min 13.2%
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte, NC $2,820 $1,173 193 min 14.5%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $2,896 $1,903 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $2,903 $2,964 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $2,961 $2,637 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.1%

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 June 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)
$6,281
Cash / self-pay
$3,217
Insurer-negotiated
$1,496
Medicare pays
$300
$1,780$6,797
Median cash $3,217  ·  Medicare $300  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,217 — about 10.7× the Medicare rate ($300). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($601).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,281 list price could save about $3,064 (49%).

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