Prices at 42 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,430 — 32% above the US median ($1,080), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $331 | $711 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $378 | $382 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $431 | $311 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $617 | $518 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $624 | $451 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,067 | $711 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,079 | $971 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,079 | $971 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $1,104 | $711 | — | — | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $1,138 | $1,209 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply, NC | $1,192 | $711 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | Matthews, NC | $1,192 | $711 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | — |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | Huntersville, NC | $1,192 | $711 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,192 | $919 | ★ 5/5 | 190 min | — |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,192 | $711 | — | 192 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $1,394 | $711 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville, NC | $1,430 | $711 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $1,552 | $1,716 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $1,581 | $1,819 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $1,590 | $1,692 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $1,747 | $1,657 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $1,747 | $1,459 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $1,747 | $1,545 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $1,747 | $1,195 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $1,747 | $1,290 | ★ 4/5 | 196 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 $1,430 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($835). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,670).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,824 list price could save about $1,394 (49%).
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