Prices at 70 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,022 — 16% above the US median ($1,736), roughly 10.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $750 | — | — | 81 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $750 | $698 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $750 | $497 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $750 | $698 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $898 | $535 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $898 | $535 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $1,064 | $910 | — | — | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,118 | $947 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,118 | $906 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $1,196 | $863 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $1,222 | $1,088 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $1,299 | $1,103 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $1,307 | $608 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $1,328 | $1,806 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $1,352 | — | — | — | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $1,357 | $1,141 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $1,388 | $382 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,432 | $177 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,432 | $177 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,432 | $177 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,432 | $210 | — | 193 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,505 | $1,536 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,569 | $551 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply, NC | $1,612 | $463 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $1,654 | $522 | ★ 4/5 | 206 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 $2,022 — about 10.3× the Medicare rate ($196). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,504 list price could save about $1,482 (42%).
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