Blood transfusion cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $111.34 to $2,047.40, with a median of $745.50. The lowest price is at WakeMed Cary Hospital (Cary) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 18.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $745.50, is about the same as the US median of $760.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- North Carolina ranks 23rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 59 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$111.34WakeMed Cary Hospital + 1 more
Median$745.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,047.40in North Carolina
Lowest saves$634.16vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WakeMed Cary Hospital lowest Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Blood Transfusion Service | $111.34 | $293.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Blood Transfusion Service | $111.34 | $293.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ER - Transfusion | $173.61 | $643.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Transfusion, blood or blood components | $272.81 | $682.02 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC TRANSFUSION SERVICE ED | $283.80 | $1,419.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $306.99 | $1,137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Admin, Blood/Component 1 Unit | $325.82 | $479.14 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day | $368.48 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $431.00 | $862.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $448.50 | $897.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER BLOOD ADMINISTRATION EA BAG | $471.00 | $471.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG BLOOD ADMINISTRATION EA BAG | $471.00 | $471.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER BLOOD ADMINISTRATION EA BAG | $471.00 | $471.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $497.00 | $994.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $506.00 | $1,012.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $514.00 | $1,028.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $515.00 | $1,030.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 36430 TRANSFUSION PER HR CHARGE | $526.55 | $752.21 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $565.80 | $943.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $565.80 | $943.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $565.80 | $943.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Blood Transfusion | $577.26 | $2,138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Blood Transfusion | $577.26 | $2,138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Blood Transfusion | $577.26 | $2,138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Blood Administration | $595.50 | $1,191.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $604.80 | $1,008.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $604.80 | $1,008.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $677.28 | $677.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Transfusion, blood or blood components | $716.00 | $1,790.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Transfusion Blood or Bld Comp | $745.50 | $1,065.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $751.50 | $1,503.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $769.00 | $1,538.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $793.00 | $1,586.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $816.15 | $2,040.37 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day | $858.07 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day | $858.07 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Transfusion, blood or blood components | $874.80 | $2,186.99 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day-ED | $906.64 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day | $906.64 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day-ED | $906.64 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day | $906.64 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day | $906.64 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Blood Transfusion Once per Day-ED | $906.64 | $1,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,042.45 | $1,042.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Transfusion, blood or blood components | $1,092.00 | $2,730.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,100.81 | $1,100.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,488.95 | $1,488.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $1,530.00 | $1,530.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $1,636.72 | $1,636.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $2,047.40 | $2,047.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $173.61 | $769.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $565.80 | $604.80 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $111.34 | $111.34 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $514.00 | $751.50 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $1,530.00 | $1,583.36 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $577.26 | $834.63 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $325.82 | $387.16 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $906.64 | $906.64 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $283.80 | $283.80 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $769.00 | $769.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $565.80 | $565.80 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $2,047.40 | $2,047.40 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $577.26 | $577.26 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $906.64 | $906.64 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $565.80 | $565.80 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $595.50 | $595.50 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $1,488.95 | $1,488.95 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $272.81 | $272.81 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $506.00 | $506.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $858.07 | $858.07 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $1,100.81 | $1,100.81 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $816.15 | $816.15 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $906.64 | $906.64 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $906.64 | $906.64 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $497.00 | $497.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $745.50 | $745.50 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $1,042.45 | $1,042.45 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $431.00 | $431.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $368.48 | $368.48 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $906.64 | $906.64 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $515.00 | $515.00 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $677.28 | $677.28 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $874.80 | $874.80 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $769.00 | $769.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $526.55 | $526.55 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $906.64 | $906.64 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $858.07 | $858.07 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $716.00 | $716.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.