Porcelain crown in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
In Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Porcelain crown: from $592.50 to $592.50, with a median of $592.50.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code D2740, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL lowest Durham, NC Crown Porcelain/Ceramic Subs | $592.50 | $1,185.00 | 50% | — source file |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL Durham, NC Crown Porcelain/Ceramic Subs | $592.50 | $1,185.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $592.50, median $592.50, highest $592.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $592.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A porcelain or ceramic crown is a tooth-shaped cap placed over a damaged, weakened or root-canal-treated tooth to restore its shape and strength. It usually takes two visits, or one visit when the office mills the crown on site.
What the price covers
The fee usually covers tooth preparation, impressions or a digital scan, the dental lab's work, a temporary crown and cementing the final crown. A core buildup, root canal, X-rays and exam are billed under their own codes.