Prices at 68 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,424 — 16% above the US median ($2,083), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $995 | $1,147 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $1,028 | $1,158 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $1,133 | $769 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $1,133 | $769 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $1,301 | $1,446 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,339 | $1,290 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $1,406 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $1,430 | $813 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $1,484 | $963 | — | — | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $1,529 | $854 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $1,552 | $734 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,685 | $813 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,685 | $836 | — | 192 min | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply, NC | $1,715 | $841 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $1,749 | $1,914 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,753 | $1,581 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,753 | $1,433 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $1,756 | $794 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $1,794 | $805 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $1,805 | $1,501 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $1,814 | $1,741 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $1,881 | $764 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $1,905 | $2,152 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $1,905 | $2,152 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $1,907 | $1,592 | ★ 2/5 | 247 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 $2,424 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($371). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($743).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,848 list price could save about $2,424 (50%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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