Prices at 50 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $56 — 6% above the US median ($53), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $13 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 219 min | 15.4% |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $13 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 14.3% |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $13 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | 15.3% |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $13 | $68 | — | 191 min | 15.0% |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $19 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 13.9% |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc | Brevard, NC | $19 | $8 | ★ 2/5 | 114 min | 16.8% |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $20 | $63 | — | 82 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $21 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 15.1% |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $21 | $29 | — | — | 14.6% |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $29 | $29 | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | 14.3% |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $31 | $24 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 13.9% |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $31 | $24 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.6% |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $33 | $19 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | 13.7% |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $39 | $29 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | 15.1% |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $44 | $45 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | 15.7% |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $46 | $64 | — | — | 14.7% |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $47 | $30 | ★ 5/5 | 296 min | 14.9% |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $47 | $30 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | 14.1% |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $50 | $29 | ★ 4/5 | 178 min | 14.9% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $56 | $53 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | 14.6% |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $56 | $48 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 14.9% |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $56 | $49 | — | 116 min | 14.8% |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $56 | $44 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | 15.5% |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $56 | $48 | ★ 4/5 | 198 min | 14.8% |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $56 | $52 | ★ 3/5 | 139 min | 15.5% |
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 August 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 $56 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($16). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $112 list price could save about $56 (50%).
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