Prices at 56 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $762 — about the US median ($763), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $161 | — | — | — | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $301 | $318 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $371 | $309 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $399 | $345 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $403 | $344 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $406 | $318 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $482 | $218 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $482 | $218 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $482 | $218 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $482 | $163 | — | 193 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $495 | $422 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $550 | $579 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $550 | $550 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $577 | $398 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $577 | $398 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $628 | — | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $657 | — | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $697 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $718 | $267 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $732 | $436 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $732 | $436 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $753 | $301 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $762 | $842 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $820 | $329 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $823 | $267 | ★ 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 $762 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($482). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($965).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,510 list price could save about $747 (50%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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