Prices at 69 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,559 — 16% above the US median ($2,199), roughly 9.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $803 | — | — | — | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $939 | $515 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $939 | $559 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $1,156 | $1,303 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,402 | $1,174 | ★ 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 | $1,174 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $1,547 | $692 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $1,734 | $2,956 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,753 | $1,581 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,753 | $1,546 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $1,784 | $1,635 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $1,838 | $797 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,965 | $697 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $1,992 | $820 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $2,025 | $1,400 | — | — | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $2,144 | $1,005 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply, NC | $2,175 | $692 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $2,282 | $1,041 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $2,403 | $2,033 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $2,413 | $1,985 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $2,413 | $1,272 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $2,413 | $1,477 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $2,413 | $856 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $2,413 | $1,220 | ★ 4/5 | 196 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 $2,559 — about 9.4× the Medicare rate ($271). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($542).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,014 list price could save about $2,455 (49%).
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