Prices at 70 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $92 — 33% above the US median ($69), roughly 10.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $35 | $30 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $40 | $8 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $44 | $35 | — | 81 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $48 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $48 | $41 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $48 | $38 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $48 | $41 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $48 | $13 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $53 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $54 | $74 | — | — | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $58 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $59 | $51 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $59 | $69 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $67 | — | — | — | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $71 | $17 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $72 | $74 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $73 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $76 | $35 | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Person Memorial Hospital | Roxboro, NC | $79 | $25 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $81 | $71 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $84 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $86 | $58 | — | — | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $87 | $69 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $92 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $92 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 205 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 $92 — about 10.2× the Medicare rate ($9). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($18).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $177 list price could save about $85 (48%).
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