Prices at 59 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,075 — 11% below the US median ($4,602).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $2,077 | $1,743 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $2,175 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $2,352 | $2,178 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $2,352 | $2,178 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $2,503 | $1,374 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $2,503 | $1,492 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $2,946 | $1,490 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $3,040 | $3,864 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $3,204 | $3,101 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $3,223 | $2,345 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $3,295 | $3,179 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $3,346 | $2,672 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $3,356 | $1,561 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $3,551 | $1,664 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $3,688 | — | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $3,786 | $1,852 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $3,952 | $1,445 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $3,952 | $1,445 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $4,025 | $1,463 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $4,039 | $1,445 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $4,039 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $4,075 | $3,514 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $4,075 | $2,597 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $4,075 | $3,032 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $4,075 | $2,160 | ★ 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.
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