CT scan of the leg with contrast cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,523 — about the US median ($1,520), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $707 $450 — — —
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $750 $497 ★ 1/5 190 min —
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $752 $643 — — —
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $884 — — — —
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $908 $641 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $908 $641 ★ 3/5 224 min —
UNC Rockingham Eden, NC $921 $451 ★ 4/5 187 min —
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $952 $909 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $952 $904 ★ 5/5 196 min —
ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor, NC $971 $1,181 ★ 4/5 166 min —
Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville, NC $978 $1,204 ★ 3/5 170 min —
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $1,040 — — 81 min —
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $1,084 $1,107 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $1,125 $887 ★ 5/5 317 min —
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $1,125 $887 ★ 5/5 255 min —
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $1,127 $1,806 ★ 3/5 174 min —
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $1,183 $555 ★ 4/5 194 min —
Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes Danbury, NC $1,203 $1,769 — — —
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $1,204 $177 ★ 2/5 216 min —
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $1,204 $177 ★ 3/5 210 min —
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC $1,204 $177 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $1,204 $474 — 193 min —
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $1,228 $382 ★ 3/5 193 min —
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville, NC $1,276 $1,083 ★ 1/5 177 min —
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $1,283 $382 ★ 1/5 191 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,046
Cash / self-pay
$1,523
Insurer-negotiated
$880
Medicare pays
$166
$946$3,192
Median cash $1,523  ·  Medicare $166  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,523 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($166). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($332).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,046 list price could save about $1,523 (50%).

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