Prices at 54 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $163 — 39% below the US median ($267), roughly 0.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $59 | $35 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $59 | $35 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $70 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $70 | $100 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $70 | $99 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $70 | $100 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $70 | $100 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $70 | $100 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $70 | $99 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $70 | $97 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $70 | $100 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $93 | $156 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $93 | $156 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $113 | $100 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $121 | — | — | — | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $127 | $140 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $142 | $166 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $151 | $152 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $151 | $179 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $163 | $179 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $163 | $179 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $163 | $179 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $163 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $165 | $156 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $169 | $151 | ★ 3/5 | 205 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 $163 — about 0.9× the Medicare rate ($188). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $272 list price could save about $109 (40%).
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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