Prices at 70 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $370 — 7% below the US median ($398), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $105 | $90 | — | — | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $220 | $104 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $220 | $104 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $220 | $104 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $220 | $1 | — | 193 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $221 | $189 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $233 | $128 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $233 | $128 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $233 | $165 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $239 | $229 | ★ 2/5 | 154 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $247 | $295 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $247 | $220 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $247 | $295 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $248 | $250 | — | — | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $261 | — | — | — | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $272 | $128 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem, NC | $275 | $295 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $279 | $257 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $280 | $132 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $282 | $346 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $284 | — | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $284 | — | — | 81 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $292 | — | ★ 1/5 | 191 min | — |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | Matthews, NC | $317 | $388 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | — |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center | Huntersville, NC | $317 | $388 | ★ 4/5 | 204 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 September 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 $370 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($92). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($184).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $664 list price could save about $294 (44%).
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