Hip replacement cost in North Carolina

Prices at 45 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $11,393 — 24% above the US median ($9,162), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $2,997 $1,617 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $3,391 $1,087 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $3,391 $1,087 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $3,391 $1,087 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $5,604 $12,974 ★ 2/5 219 min 15.4%
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC $5,604 $12,974 ★ 4/5 208 min 15.3%
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $7,176 $12,974 ★ 3/5 216 min 14.3%
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $15,610 $21,532 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.1%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $17,469 $13,082 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC $19,795 ★ 2/5 167 min 15.5%
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $21,170 $24,360 ★ 3/5 174 min 13.9%
Granville Health Systems Oxford, NC $29,502 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.9%
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $48,426 ★ 1/5 196 min 15.1%
Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro, NC $48,800 $12,531 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.7%

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)
$24,419
Cash / self-pay
$11,393
Insurer-negotiated
$12,620
Medicare pays
$1,162
$3,391$42,749
Median cash $11,393  ·  Medicare $1,162  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $11,393 — about 9.8× the Medicare rate ($1,162). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,324).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $24,419 list price could save about $13,026 (53%).

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