Prices at 64 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,355 — 13% below the US median ($1,565), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc | Nags Head, NC | $410 | $471 | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $465 | $542 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $516 | $552 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $571 | $645 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $571 | $645 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $645 | $641 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $666 | $709 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $737 | $480 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $753 | $851 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $856 | $620 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $856 | $620 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $950 | $488 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $969 | $717 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $1,012 | $683 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $1,025 | $741 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $1,069 | $639 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply, NC | $1,131 | $586 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $1,165 | $788 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $1,175 | — | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $1,201 | $531 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $1,236 | $678 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $1,236 | $736 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $1,287 | $1,375 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $1,287 | $1,351 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $1,298 | $554 | ★ 2/5 | 228 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 $1,355 — about 5.7× the Medicare rate ($239). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($479).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,631 list price could save about $1,276 (49%).
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