Prices at 41 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 9% above the US median ($66), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $22 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $30 | $37 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $49 | $46 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $49 | $46 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $54 | $38 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $54 | $38 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $54 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $54 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $60 | $36 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $60 | $36 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $61 | $68 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $72 | $48 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $72 | $63 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $78 | $96 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $93 | $110 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $101 | $97 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $101 | $88 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $101 | $92 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $101 | $81 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $101 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $101 | $94 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $101 | $81 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $101 | $80 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $101 | $85 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville, NC | $272 | $103 | ★ 3/5 | 163 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 $72 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($16). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $175 list price could save about $104 (59%).
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