Vein ablation cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $1,602.84 to $12,265.00, with a median of $3,632.50. The lowest price is at WakeMed Cary Hospital (Cary) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 7.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,632.50, is 25% below the US median of $4,866.50.
- North Carolina ranks 10th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36475. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,602.84WakeMed Cary Hospital + 1 more
Median$3,632.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,265.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$2,029.66vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WakeMed Cary Hospital lowest Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Endovenous Rf 1st Vein | $1,602.84 | $4,218.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Endovenous Rf 1st Vein | $1,602.84 | $4,218.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $2,279.50 | $4,559.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Endovenous Ablt Rf 1st Vein | $2,399.22 | $8,886.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Endovenous Ablt Rf 1st Vein | $2,399.22 | $8,886.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC RADIOFREQUENCY ABL VAR VN INIT | $2,400.00 | $12,000.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Under Endovscular Abl Thrpy Incomp Extrem Veins | $2,454.30 | $9,090.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $2,702.00 | $5,404.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Endovenous Rf 1St Vein | $3,522.00 | $7,044.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $3,632.50 | $7,265.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $4,329.08 | $10,822.71 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $4,500.00 | $7,500.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $4,500.00 | $7,500.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $4,500.00 | $7,500.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $4,500.00 | $7,500.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $4,500.00 | $7,500.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Endovenous ablation therapy of incompetent vein, extremity, inclusive of all imaging guidance and monitoring, percutaneous, radiofrequency; first vein treated | $7,093.98 | $17,734.94 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Endovenous ablation therapy of incompetent vein, extremity, inclusive of all imaging guidance and monitoring, percutaneous, radiofrequency; first vein treated | $12,265.00 | $30,662.50 | Jul 10, 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.
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 | 9 | $2,454.30 | $3,632.50 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $1,602.84 | $1,602.84 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $2,400.00 | $2,400.00 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $3,632.50 | $3,632.50 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $2,399.22 | $2,399.22 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $3,522.00 | $3,522.00 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $7,093.98 | $7,093.98 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $4,329.08 | $4,329.08 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $2,702.00 | $2,702.00 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $12,265.00 | $12,265.00 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $3,632.50 | $3,632.50 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | $2,279.50 | $2,279.50 |
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 vein ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vein ablation explained.
Vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein in other states
- Alabama$5,743.50
- Alaska$3,676.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$5,530.40
- Arkansas$2,186.86
- California$8,567.10
- Colorado$14,642.34
- Connecticut$9,145.80, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$8,595.47, 2 hospitals
- Florida$6,264.00
- Georgia$3,100.31
- Hawaii$5,376.70, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$7,280.00
- Illinois$5,004.20
- Indiana$6,233.12
- Iowa$5,920.82
- Kansas$4,648.00
- Kentucky$2,457.13
- Louisiana$2,372.08
- Maine$3,872.00
- Maryland$685.49, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$5,208.15
- Michigan$3,751.48
- Minnesota$3,801.42
- Mississippi$2,228.20
- Missouri$4,220.55
- Montana$2,846.50, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,602.97
- Nevada$3,434.00
- New Hampshire$3,158.23, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,861.50
- New Mexico$3,274.72, 4 hospitals
- New York$4,529.15
- North Dakota$5,245.00
- Ohio$6,527.25
- Oklahoma$6,565.64
- Oregon$4,754.90
- Pennsylvania$9,354.27
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$10,377.00
- South Carolina$6,240.83
- South Dakota$5,213.60
- Tennessee$2,204.29
- Texas$4,160.56
- Utah$5,096.63, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$2,507.25, 1 hospital
- Virginia$4,035.50
- Washington$4,760.00
- West Virginia$2,865.50
- Wisconsin$3,905.29
- Wyoming$5,676.57, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.