MRI of the abdomen Cost in Winston-salem, NC (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Winston-salem, NC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,036 — 7% below the US median ($2,198), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center	Winston-salem, NC	$1,621	$726	★ 4/5	206 min	—
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	Winston-salem, NC	$2,452	$1,635	★ 4/5	183 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)

Chargemaster (list price)

$3,802

Cash / self-pay

$2,036

Insurer-negotiated

$726

Medicare pays

$300

$1,704$2,368

Median cash $2,036 · Medicare $300 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,036 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($300). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($601).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,802 list price could save about $1,766 (46%).

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Doctors who perform this in Winston-salem

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Leslie Fort-Barrie, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston-Salem, NC	137
Jacob Bundy, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston Salem, NC	107
Rakhee Sansgiri, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston Salem, NC	75
James Perumpillichira, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston Salem, NC	73
David Childs, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston-Salem, NC	64
Aruj Chawla, DO, MBA	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston Salem, NC	61
Girish Raghunathan, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston Salem, NC	56
Jao Ou	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston Salem, NC	46
Leselle Norville	Diagnostic Radiology	Winston Salem, NC	35

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