Prices at 55 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,411 — 32% below the US median ($6,467), roughly 5.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $2,001 | $695 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $2,524 | $2,036 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $2,524 | $2,212 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $2,535 | $2,718 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $2,535 | $2,662 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $2,535 | $2,674 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $2,535 | $2,535 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $2,535 | $2,627 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $2,535 | $2,997 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $2,535 | $2,404 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $2,535 | $2,373 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $2,535 | $2,548 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $3,377 | $3,587 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $3,465 | $2,889 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $3,483 | $3,875 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $4,253 | $3,236 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $4,318 | $3,522 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $4,411 | $2,945 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $4,422 | $4,999 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $4,422 | $4,999 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $4,670 | $3,978 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $4,729 | $4,175 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $5,458 | $5,573 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $5,993 | $3,562 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $5,993 | $3,562 | ★ 3/5 | 210 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 $4,411 — about 5.8× the Medicare rate ($760). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,520).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,897 list price could save about $3,487 (44%).
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