Prices at 42 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,547 — 25% above the US median ($1,235), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $743 | $474 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $819 | $872 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $919 | $496 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,024 | $1,075 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,091 | $1,166 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,091 | $1,089 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $1,120 | $542 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,213 | $377 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,213 | $377 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,213 | $377 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,213 | $1 | — | 193 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,255 | $1,168 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,255 | $1,168 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $1,402 | $1,159 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $1,533 | $1,763 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $1,561 | $1,652 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $1,597 | $660 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia, NC | $2,148 | $688 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $2,169 | $1,448 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $3,063 | $2,428 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $3,063 | $1,623 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $3,063 | $1,856 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $3,063 | $644 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $3,063 | $1,513 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $3,063 | $1,740 | ★ 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 $1,547 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($168). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($337).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,871 list price could save about $1,324 (46%).
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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