Prices at 68 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $82 — 3% above the US median ($80), roughly 6.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $16 | $24 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $16 | $21 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $19 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $23 | $14 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $23 | $68 | — | 193 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $24 | $15 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $28 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $28 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $42 | $42 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $44 | $46 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $45 | $46 | — | 81 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $48 | $14 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $48 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $57 | $22 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $64 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $68 | $21 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $69 | $12 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $73 | $13 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $76 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $80 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $81 | $20 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $82 | $93 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $82 | $91 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $82 | $91 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $82 | $93 | ★ 3/5 | 164 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 $82 — about 6.0× the Medicare rate ($14). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($27).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $147 list price could save about $65 (44%).
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