Prices at 58 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,087 — 10% below the US median ($2,313), roughly 22.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital 🍼 | Durham, NC | $435 | $746 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital 🍼 | Mooresville, NC | $435 | $844 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital 🍼 | Durham, NC | $435 | $746 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast 🍼 | Concord, NC | $615 | $615 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland 🍼 | Shelby, NC | $615 | $646 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $615 | $648 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville 🍼 | Charlotte, NC | $615 | $580 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health 🍼 | Charlotte, NC | $615 | $615 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Albemarle, NC | $615 | $686 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union 🍼 | Monroe, NC | $615 | $564 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln 🍼 | Lincolnton, NC | $615 | $572 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City 🍼 | Charlotte, NC | $615 | $615 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care 🍼 | Kinston, NC | $996 | $1,660 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems 🍼 | Oxford, NC | $1,130 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County 🍼 | Hendersonville, NC | $1,498 | $2,166 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus 🍼 | Raleigh, NC | $1,519 | $2,579 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital 🍼 | Cary, NC | $1,519 | $2,439 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Burlington, NC | $1,944 | $1,158 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The 🍼 | Greensboro, NC | $1,944 | $1,158 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center 🍼 | Fayetteville, NC | $2,071 | — | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $2,071 | — | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $2,071 | — | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $2,071 | $2,521 | — | 193 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham 🍼 | Eden, NC | $2,087 | $2,262 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc 🍼 | Nags Head, NC | $2,308 | $2,655 | ★ 4/5 | 208 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $2,087 — about 22.2× the Medicare rate ($94). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($188).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,115 list price could save about $3,028 (59%).
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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