Injection (shot) cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing as an inpatient: from $41.45 to $436.00, with a median of $55.56. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals — $14.11 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $80.84 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 96372, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$74.61 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $27.77–$76.27 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $27.77–$76.27 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$78.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $23.77–$78.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$78.76 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$76.27 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$76.27 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$78.76 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$74.61 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.12–$76.27 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECTION IM OR SUBCUT | $41.45 | $82.90 | $25.70–$72.95 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Inj Ther Subq/Im | $69.66 | $258.00 | $75.08–$89.01 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Inj Ther Subq/Im | $69.66 | $258.00 | $75.08–$89.01 | 73% | — source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB ADMIN INJ IM/SUBQ TX/DX MED | $97.50 | $195.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC INJ TX/PROPH/DX SQ/IM | $191.25 | $255.00 | $4.00–$133.64 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC INJ ANTIBIOTIC IM | $191.25 | $255.00 | $4.00–$133.64 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC INJ ANTIBIOTIC IM | $191.25 | $255.00 | $4.00–$133.64 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC INJ TX/PROPH/DX SQ/IM | $191.25 | $255.00 | $4.00–$133.64 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER INJECTION SQ/IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | $200.38–$240.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG RAD/ONC INJECTION SUBQ IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | $200.38–$240.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ER INJECTION SQ/IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | $200.38–$240.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG RAD/ONC INJECTION SUBQ IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | $200.38–$240.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NUR INJECTION SQ/IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | $200.38–$240.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG NUR INJECTION SQ/IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ER INJECTION SQ/IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG RAD/ONC INJECTION SUBQ IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG NUR INJECTION SQ/IM | $253.00 | $253.00 | $200.38–$240.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG PSM ADMIN SQ/IM INJECTION | $280.00 | $280.00 | $221.76–$266.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG PSM ADMIN SQ/IM INJECTION | $280.00 | $280.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG PSM ADMIN SQ/IM INJECTION | $280.00 | $280.00 | $221.76–$266.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB ADMIN INJ IM/SUBQ TX/DX MED | $436.00 | $872.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $41.45, median $55.56, highest $436.00 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $55.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.