Diagnostic mammogram cost in North Carolina

Prices at 64 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $332 — about the US median ($329), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $116 $114 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $149 16.0%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $154 $141 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $154 $141 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $180 $245 14.7%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $184 $105 ★ 2/5 248 min 16.1%
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $187 $240 ★ 4/5 177 min 14.7%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $204 $259 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte, NC $204 $259 ★ 5/5 178 min 13.2%
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte, NC $204 $259 193 min 14.5%
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $217 $40 ★ 2/5 219 min 15.4%
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $217 $37 ★ 3/5 216 min 14.3%
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC $217 $40 ★ 4/5 208 min 15.3%
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $217 191 min 15.0%
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $220 $121 ★ 3/5 218 min 13.7%
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $220 $131 ★ 3/5 222 min 13.9%
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $245 $277 ★ 4/5 197 min 14.2%
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville, NC $245 $276 ★ 3/5 178 min 15.1%
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $247 $146 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $257 $215 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $257 $199 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $265 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC $271 ★ 1/5 196 min 15.1%
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville, NC $288 $205 ★ 1/5 184 min 14.5%
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia, NC $311 $144 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.3%

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)
$664
Cash / self-pay
$332
Insurer-negotiated
$194
Medicare pays
$140
$191$557
Median cash $332  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $332 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($140). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $664 list price could save about $332 (50%).

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