Prices at 70 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $76 — 7% below the US median ($82), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $19 | $26 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $19 | $26 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $19 | $20 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $19 | $19 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $24 | $14 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $24 | $14 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $24 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $24 | $68 | — | 193 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $25 | $27 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $27 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $27 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $27 | $29 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $27 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $27 | $30 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $27 | $30 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $27 | $31 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $37 | $56 | — | 81 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $51 | $13 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $52 | $26 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $55 | $28 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $55 | $36 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $55 | $28 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $57 | $56 | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $58 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $61 | $48 | ★ 2/5 | 247 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 $76 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($14). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($28).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $159 list price could save about $83 (52%).
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