Prices at 67 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,460 — 13% below the US median ($1,669), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $460 | $789 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $460 | $893 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $460 | $789 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $463 | $349 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $562 | $595 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $621 | $340 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $621 | $370 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $675 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $689 | $1,669 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $689 | $1,669 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $851 | $563 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $860 | $720 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $870 | $768 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $910 | $960 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $1,041 | $1,654 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $1,180 | $1,351 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,317 | $1,598 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,317 | $1,730 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $1,361 | $1,538 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $1,361 | $1,538 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,378 | $1,669 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,378 | $86 | — | 193 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $1,415 | $2,748 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $1,457 | $1,520 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $1,460 | $1,516 | ★ 4/5 | 187 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 $1,460 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($288). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($576).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,002 list price could save about $1,542 (51%).
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