Prices at 66 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $33 — 16% below the US median ($39), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $8 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $8 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $9 | — | — | — | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $9 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $9 | $10 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $9 | $10 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $9 | $10 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $10 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $10 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $11 | $13 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $11 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $12 | $13 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $15 | $12 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $15 | $3 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $16 | $38 | — | 81 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $16 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $16 | $8 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $17 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $17 | $16 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $17 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc | Brevard, NC | $19 | $8 | ★ 2/5 | 98 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $20 | $68 | — | 193 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $21 | $16 | — | — | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $27 | $29 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $27 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 210 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 $33 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($10). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $62 list price could save about $29 (47%).
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