Prices at 62 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,203 — 6% below the US median ($1,282), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $454 | $482 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $558 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $709 | $593 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $825 | $715 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $844 | $713 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $844 | $713 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $844 | $713 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $844 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $888 | $706 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $891 | $815 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $956 | $707 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $968 | $776 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $974 | $1,034 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $974 | $973 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $992 | $1,141 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $1,001 | $605 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $1,001 | $605 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $1,056 | $699 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $1,144 | — | — | 81 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $1,187 | $915 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $1,195 | $1,351 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $1,195 | $1,351 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $1,211 | — | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $1,212 | $1,028 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes | Danbury, NC | $1,275 | $1,875 | — | — | — |
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 $1,203 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($275). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($550).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,746 list price could save about $1,543 (56%).
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