Prices at 68 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,738 — 8% below the US median ($1,883), roughly 7.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $615 | $748 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $998 | $496 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $1,041 | $689 | — | — | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,139 | $1,163 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $1,143 | $961 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $1,162 | $897 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $1,188 | $1,055 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $1,197 | $657 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $1,197 | $713 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,263 | $496 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,314 | $815 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $1,314 | $870 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,314 | $815 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $1,438 | $669 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $1,520 | $2,956 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,629 | $1,555 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,629 | $1,421 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $1,657 | $820 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville, NC | $1,693 | $523 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $1,699 | $1,357 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $1,699 | $903 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $1,699 | $1,030 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $1,699 | $671 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $1,699 | $900 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $1,699 | $966 | ★ 3/5 | 144 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 $1,738 — about 7.8× the Medicare rate ($222). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($445).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,525 list price could save about $1,788 (51%).
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