Sleep study (polysomnography) cost in North Carolina

Prices at 59 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,771 — 11% below the US median ($3,100), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $1,201 $659 ★ 1/5 190 min —
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $1,246 $1,052 ★ 5/5 317 min —
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $1,246 $1,052 ★ 5/5 255 min —
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $1,330 $1,135 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $1,330 $1,180 ★ 5/5 196 min —
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $1,676 $915 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $1,676 $919 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $1,683 $1,739 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $1,878 — — 81 min —
Granville Health Systems Oxford, NC $1,989 — ★ 2/5 191 min —
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $2,018 $1,810 ★ 2/5 154 min —
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $2,108 $1,686 ★ 2/5 247 min —
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $2,120 $1,421 ★ 4/5 183 min —
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $2,179 $954 ★ 5/5 158 min —
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $2,279 $1,038 ★ 2/5 248 min —
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $2,363 $2,918 ★ 5/5 162 min —
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC $2,363 $3,049 ★ 4/5 181 min —
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $2,375 $851 ★ 2/5 216 min —
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC $2,375 $851 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $2,388 $2,037 — — —
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $2,396 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC $2,418 $868 ★ 3/5 210 min —
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC $2,418 $8 — 193 min —
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $2,592 — ★ 3/5 193 min —
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $2,648 $1,241 ★ 4/5 194 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$4,931
Cash / self-pay
$2,771
Insurer-negotiated
$1,421
Medicare pays
$691
$1,676$4,931
Median cash $2,771  ·  Medicare $691  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $2,771 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($691). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,381).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,931 list price could save about $2,161 (44%).

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