Prices at 68 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,267 — 6% above the US median ($2,145), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $1,190 | $1,322 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $1,322 | $726 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $1,322 | $726 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $1,344 | $565 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,402 | $1,304 | ★ 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 | $1,304 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,561 | $1,489 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,561 | $1,383 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $1,668 | $1,483 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,702 | $669 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $1,778 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $1,843 | $2,956 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,901 | $791 | — | 192 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $1,912 | $1,346 | — | — | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $1,926 | $820 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply, NC | $1,935 | $565 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $1,987 | $816 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $2,237 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $2,239 | $897 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Person Memorial Hospital | Roxboro, NC | $2,259 | $1,160 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,261 | $2,308 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $2,265 | $1,062 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $2,267 | $1,963 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $2,267 | $1,202 | ★ 3/5 | 160 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 $2,267 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($269). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($538).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,534 list price could save about $2,267 (50%).
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