Prices at 42 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $168 — 11% below the US median ($188), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $107 | $147 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $119 | $147 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $119 | $104 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $119 | $147 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $128 | $130 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $128 | $130 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $128 | $130 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $128 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $140 | $174 | — | 192 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $142 | $175 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $150 | $100 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $161 | $142 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville, NC | $168 | $188 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $203 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $203 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $220 | $209 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $220 | $191 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $220 | $195 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $220 | $174 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $220 | $191 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $220 | $195 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $220 | $176 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $220 | $170 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $220 | $179 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $452 | $480 | ★ 2/5 | 212 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 $168 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($71).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $388 list price could save about $220 (57%).
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