Crisis therapy cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $99.12 to $425.09, with a median of $114.50. The lowest price is at East Carolina Health (Ahoskie). The highest price is 4.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $114.50, is 55% below the US median of $254.84.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- North Carolina ranks 5th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 23 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 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$99.12East Carolina Health
Median$114.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$425.09in North Carolina
Lowest saves$15.38vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina Health lowest Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Psychotherapy for Crisis 60 Mins | $99.12 | $177.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Psychotherapy for Crisis 60 Mins | $105.84 | $189.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $113.50 | $227.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC FAC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $120.00 | $240.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Psychotherapy Crisis First 60 Mins | $157.50 | $225.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $157.70 | $415.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Mental Health & Well-Being Hospital - WakeBrook Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $157.70 | $415.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $157.70 | $415.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Psytx Crisis Initial 60 Min | $164.70 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Psytx Crisis Initial 60 Min | $164.70 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC PSYCHOTHERAPY CRISIS INIT 60 MIN | $388.00 | $388.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC PSYTX CRISIS FIRST 60MIN | $425.09 | $425.09 | Sep 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 | 9 | $114.50 | $114.50 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 4 | $157.70 | $157.70 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $388.00 | $406.54 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $113.50 | $116.75 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $99.12 | $99.12 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $114.50 | $114.50 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $164.70 | $164.70 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $157.50 | $157.50 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $105.84 | $105.84 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $114.50 | $114.50 |
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 crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- California$342.16
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Iowa$270.94
- Kansas$210.30
- Kentucky$253.35
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maine$278.50
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Dakota$164.80
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Pennsylvania$179.15
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$295.50
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.