Prices at 46 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,406 — 10% below the US median ($3,766), roughly 10.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,440 | $2,668 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,440 | $2,668 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $1,750 | $1,375 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $2,334 | $2,672 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $2,388 | — | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $2,388 | — | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $3,406 | $3,896 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $3,406 | $3,896 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $3,406 | $3,896 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $3,406 | $594 | — | 193 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $3,428 | — | — | 81 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $3,681 | $3,748 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $4,439 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $5,191 | $9,044 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $5,710 | $9,229 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia, NC | $7,758 | $4,097 | ★ 4/5 | 192 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 $3,406 — about 10.9× the Medicare rate ($311). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($623).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,676 list price could save about $2,270 (40%).
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