Breast ultrasound cost in North Carolina

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

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$664
Cash / self-pay
$370
Insurer-negotiated
$257
Medicare pays
$92
$233$818
Median cash $370  ·  Medicare $92  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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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