X-ray of the hand cost in North Carolina

Prices at 71 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $277 — 4% above the US median ($268), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $86 $80 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $118 $101 — — —
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $122 — — — —
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $124 $83 ★ 1/5 190 min —
Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC $127 $70 ★ 3/5 228 min —
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro, NC $127 $76 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw, NC $144 $92 — — —
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $165 $128 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $165 $115 ★ 5/5 196 min —
Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville, NC $167 $142 ★ 1/5 177 min —
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $172 — — 81 min —
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC $196 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $200 $168 ★ 2/5 247 min —
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $200 $134 ★ 4/5 183 min —
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC $204 — ★ 3/5 193 min —
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington, NC $205 $181 ★ 2/5 154 min —
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $229 $233 ★ 3/5 164 min —
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $235 $129 ★ 4/5 222 min —
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $242 $88 ★ 4/5 206 min —
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $242 $206 ★ 5/5 317 min —
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $242 $206 ★ 5/5 255 min —
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $244 $99 ★ 5/5 162 min —
Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro, NC $246 $56 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC $267 $198 ★ 4/5 186 min —
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $267 $86 ★ 3/5 160 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$530
Cash / self-pay
$277
Insurer-negotiated
$126
Medicare pays
$38
$163$530
Median cash $277  ·  Medicare $38  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $277 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($38). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($76).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $530 list price could save about $253 (48%).

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