Prices at 57 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $732 — about the US median ($747), 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 | — | — | — | 16.0% |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $301 | $318 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | 16.1% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $371 | $344 | ★ 1/5 | 180 min | 15.3% |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $410 | $358 | ★ 1/5 | 184 min | 14.5% |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $473 | $318 | ★ 4/5 | 200 min | 15.8% |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $477 | $508 | ★ 3/5 | 229 min | 15.8% |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $495 | $409 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 15.1% |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $504 | $302 | — | — | 14.7% |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $526 | $389 | ★ 5/5 | 296 min | 14.9% |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $526 | $389 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | 14.1% |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $550 | $571 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 13.9% |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $550 | $549 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.6% |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $570 | $218 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 14.3% |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $570 | $261 | — | 191 min | 15.0% |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $629 | $514 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | 14.2% |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $656 | — | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 13.9% |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $658 | $218 | ★ 2/5 | 219 min | 15.4% |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $658 | $218 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | 15.3% |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $664 | $658 | ★ 2/5 | 139 min | 16.2% |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $670 | $427 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | 15.3% |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $685 | — | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | 15.1% |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $701 | $300 | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | 14.3% |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $718 | $267 | ★ 5/5 | 157 min | 13.3% |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $732 | $434 | ★ 3/5 | 218 min | 13.7% |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $732 | $434 | ★ 3/5 | 222 min | 13.9% |
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 July 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 $732 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($448). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($896).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,459 list price could save about $728 (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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