Prices at 52 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,557 — 6% above the US median ($1,466), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $346 | $184 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $576 | $283 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $768 | $739 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $768 | $554 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $768 | $739 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $1,132 | $956 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $1,162 | $1,228 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,325 | $917 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $1,325 | $917 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $1,325 | $917 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $1,325 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $1,557 | $1,320 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes | Danbury, NC | $1,569 | $2,308 | — | — | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $2,207 | $4,155 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $2,333 | $2,431 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $2,427 | $4,329 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $2,918 | $2,748 | ★ 2/5 | 144 min | — |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia, NC | $3,174 | $1,270 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $3,594 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Person Memorial Hospital | Roxboro, NC | $4,644 | $3,456 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $6,097 | $1,449 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $8,613 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson, NC | $11,187 | — | ★ 1/5 | 191 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 $1,557 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($371). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($741).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,228 list price could save about $671 (30%).
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