Prices at 51 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,137 — 11% above the US median ($1,922), roughly 9.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $549 | $610 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $1,024 | $409 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,402 | $1,246 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $1,402 | $928 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,402 | $1,246 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $1,778 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $1,828 | $838 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $1,843 | $2,956 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $1,866 | $633 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $1,893 | $993 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $1,926 | $820 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $1,952 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $1,964 | $1,250 | — | — | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $2,022 | $1,066 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $2,137 | $1,850 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $2,137 | $1,126 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $2,137 | $1,336 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $2,137 | $844 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $2,137 | $1,120 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $2,137 | $1,147 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $2,137 | $661 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $2,137 | $963 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $2,137 | $828 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $2,144 | $762 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $2,144 | $892 | — | 192 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 $2,137 — about 9.4× the Medicare rate ($226). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($453).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,287 list price could save about $2,150 (50%).
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