Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $232 — 3% below the US median ($240), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $93 | $87 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $93 | $83 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $93 | $87 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta, NC | $124 | $94 | — | — | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $125 | $70 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $125 | $76 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro, NC | $141 | $93 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $153 | $82 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City, NC | $167 | — | — | 81 min | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $176 | $159 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $176 | $154 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| High Point Regional Health System | High Point, NC | $187 | $167 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $190 | — | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $196 | $88 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $196 | $88 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $196 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $196 | $400 | — | 193 min | — |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville, NC | $208 | $129 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $211 | $128 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson, NC | $212 | — | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $213 | $172 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $213 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $213 | $114 | — | 118 min | — |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $213 | $88 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $213 | $113 | ★ 4/5 | 196 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 $232 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $443 list price could save about $211 (48%).
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