Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $25 — 3% below the US median ($26), roughly 10.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $4 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $7 | $8 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $7 | $7 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $8 | $4 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $9 | $9 | — | 81 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $10 | $2 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $10 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $10 | $7 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $10 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $10 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $10 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $10 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $11 | $2 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $11 | $3 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $11 | $7 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $11 | $3 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $13 | $2 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $13 | $3 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $14 | $22 | — | — | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $19 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $19 | $4 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $19 | $4 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $20 | $13 | — | — | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $20 | $3 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $20 | $20 | ★ 5/5 | 162 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 $25 — about 10.5× the Medicare rate ($2). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($5).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $45 list price could save about $20 (44%).
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