Hemodialysis cost in North Carolina

Prices at 49 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $720 — 36% below the US median ($1,119), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $252 $420 ★ 4/5 200 min 15.8%
UNC Health Care Wayne Goldsboro, NC $254 $424 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.3%
ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids, NC $402 $478 ★ 2/5 202 min 14.6%
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $415 $598 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.7%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $434 $598 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $467 $676 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $467 $668 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $468 $700 ★ 2/5 248 min 16.1%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $470 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $474 $648 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $474 $658 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $474 $648 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NC $500 $572 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.8%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $524 $350 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $569 $600 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $597 $497 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.5%
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $617 $655 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir, NC $619 $656 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.3%
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, NC $688 $680 ★ 2/5 223 min 14.2%
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC $720 $710 ★ 4/5 187 min 14.6%
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $720 $670 ★ 3/5 151 min 14.9%
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $720 $685 116 min 14.8%
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $720 $624 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.5%
Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health Charlotte, NC $720 $637 ★ 4/5 198 min 14.8%
Stanly Regional Medical Center Albemarle, NC $720 $694 ★ 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 July 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,440
Cash / self-pay
$720
Insurer-negotiated
$668
Medicare pays
$75
$432$1,303
Median cash $720  ·  Medicare $75  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $720 — about 9.6× the Medicare rate ($75). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($150).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,440 list price could save about $720 (50%).

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