Prices at 54 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $333 — 3% above the US median ($322), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $72 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $107 | $121 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $139 | $128 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $142 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $189 | $161 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $189 | $161 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $209 | $124 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $209 | $124 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $223 | $140 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $224 | $212 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $224 | $212 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $237 | $260 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $267 | — | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $279 | $162 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $304 | $134 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $304 | $134 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $304 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $304 | $13 | — | 193 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $306 | $204 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $319 | $272 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $319 | $250 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $346 | $265 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $349 | — | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $349 | $140 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $385 | — | ★ 2/5 | 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)
Typical cash price here is $333 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($141). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($282).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $614 list price could save about $282 (46%).
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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