Prices at 50 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,636 — 20% above the US median ($2,189), roughly 14.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $575 | $669 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $690 | $820 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $701 | $519 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $855 | $979 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,213 | $1,429 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $1,213 | $665 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,213 | $1,429 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $1,433 | $1,506 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $2,012 | $1,939 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $2,248 | $1,488 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $2,309 | $2,546 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes | Danbury, NC | $2,350 | $3,455 | — | — | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $2,434 | $1,939 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $2,434 | $1,939 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $2,434 | $118 | — | 193 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $2,636 | $2,499 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $2,636 | $2,283 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $2,636 | $2,330 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $2,636 | $2,119 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $2,636 | $2,283 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $2,636 | $2,330 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $2,636 | $2,119 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $2,636 | $2,079 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $2,636 | $2,200 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $2,979 | $4,155 | ★ 3/5 | 174 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 $2,636 — about 14.8× the Medicare rate ($178). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($357).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,013 list price could save about $2,377 (47%).
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