Prices at 55 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,217 — 4% above the US median ($1,167), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $480 | $259 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $700 | $801 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $776 | $930 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $839 | $877 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $839 | $906 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $839 | $877 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $929 | $820 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $933 | $912 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $935 | $735 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $966 | $1,198 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $979 | $1,349 | — | — | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $992 | $1,053 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $1,074 | $730 | — | — | — |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes | Danbury, NC | $1,157 | $1,702 | — | — | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $1,213 | $769 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,217 | $940 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,217 | $940 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,217 | $940 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,217 | $793 | — | 193 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $1,318 | $1,217 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $1,318 | $1,112 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $1,318 | $1,135 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $1,318 | $1,014 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $1,318 | $1,084 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $1,318 | $1,112 | ★ 3/5 | 144 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 $1,217 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($323). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($646).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,531 list price could save about $1,314 (52%).
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