Prices at 70 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $173 — 11% below the US median ($194), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $70 | $96 | — | — | — |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor, NC | $74 | $90 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $86 | $80 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems | Oxford, NC | $102 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $103 | $95 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $103 | $87 | ★ 1/5 | 190 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $103 | $95 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $107 | $64 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $107 | $64 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $115 | $117 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden, NC | $118 | $82 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | — |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston, NC | $119 | $90 | ★ 4/5 | 194 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $130 | $88 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $130 | $88 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $130 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $130 | $330 | — | 193 min | — |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $131 | $90 | ★ 2/5 | 248 min | — |
| Chatham Hospital Inc | Siler City, NC | $151 | $83 | ★ 4/5 | 222 min | — |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie, NC | $160 | $186 | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | — |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville, NC | $169 | $201 | ★ 2/5 | 289 min | — |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital | Edenton, NC | $169 | $201 | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-salem, NC | $169 | $113 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord, NC | $169 | $146 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $169 | $105 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $169 | $126 | — | 118 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 $173 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($67).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $354 list price could save about $181 (51%).
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