Prices at 75 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $113 — 36% above the US median ($82), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $22 | $37 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $43 | $48 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $43 | $48 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $44 | $27 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $44 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $44 | $27 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $44 | $86 | — | 193 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $44 | $37 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $45 | $38 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $45 | $38 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $48 | $37 | — | — | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $49 | $37 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $54 | $32 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $54 | $32 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $58 | $45 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Sentara Albemarle Medical Center | Elizabeth City, NC | $59 | $20 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $60 | $56 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $63 | $32 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $68 | $38 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $68 | $49 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $68 | $21 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $70 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $76 | $48 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $78 | $80 | — | 81 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $83 | $102 | ★ 1/5 | 191 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 $113 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($20). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($41).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $200 list price could save about $87 (44%).
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