Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles) cost in North Carolina

Prices at 67 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $460 — 13% above the US median ($408), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $90 — — — —
Granville Health Systems Oxford, NC $98 — ★ 2/5 191 min —
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $109 $60 ★ 4/5 222 min —
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $122 $203 ★ 2/5 248 min —
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC $158 — ★ 2/5 168 min —
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $162 $97 ★ 1/5 190 min —
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $172 $94 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $172 $94 ★ 3/5 224 min —
ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids, NC $228 $272 ★ 2/5 212 min —
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $248 $200 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $271 $171 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $335 $286 — — —
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $340 $288 ★ 5/5 317 min —
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $340 $288 ★ 5/5 255 min —
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $350 $357 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $352 $276 ★ 5/5 158 min —
ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC $367 $415 ★ 2/5 289 min —
Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC $367 $415 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $367 $392 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $367 $366 ★ 5/5 196 min —
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NC $369 $393 ★ 3/5 239 min —
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $398 $263 ★ 4/5 183 min —
UNC Rockingham Eden, NC $422 $276 ★ 4/5 187 min —
ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor, NC $457 $508 ★ 4/5 166 min —
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC $460 $310 ★ 2/5 216 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)
$816
Cash / self-pay
$460
Insurer-negotiated
$392
Medicare pays
$52
$158$794
Median cash $460  ·  Medicare $52  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $460 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($52). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($104).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $816 list price could save about $356 (44%).

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