Prices at 56 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $177 — 25% below the US median ($235), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $62 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $77 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $123 | $69 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde, NC | $125 | $776 | ★ 3/5 | 193 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $131 | $186 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $136 | $772 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Washington County Hosp Inc | Plymouth, NC | $136 | — | — | — | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $139 | $130 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $139 | $130 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $143 | $186 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $159 | — | — | 81 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $177 | $180 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $177 | $172 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $177 | $172 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $177 | $161 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $177 | $172 | ★ 4/5 | 196 min | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $177 | $184 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | — |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $177 | $163 | ★ 4/5 | 132 min | — |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $177 | $161 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $177 | $166 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $180 | $113 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $189 | $202 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $195 | $133 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro, NC | $201 | $220 | ★ 3/5 | 239 min | — |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville, NC | $201 | $230 | ★ 3/5 | 170 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 $177 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($121). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($241).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $353 list price could save about $177 (50%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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