Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $344 — 13% below the US median ($395), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $139 | $100 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $140 | $221 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $140 | $224 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $153 | $153 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $153 | $153 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $176 | $199 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $176 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $178 | $211 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $181 | $208 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $196 | $225 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $209 | $115 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $213 | $215 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $214 | $118 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $214 | $128 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $221 | $197 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $225 | $262 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $225 | $295 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $225 | $273 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $236 | $326 | — | — | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $238 | $204 | — | — | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $239 | $265 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $244 | $190 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $284 | — | — | — | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $313 | $322 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $313 | $345 | ★ 5/5 | — | — |
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 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 $344 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($67). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($134).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $615 list price could save about $271 (44%).
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