Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes: from $27.00 to $541.82, with a median of $191.65. The lowest price is at Randolph Health (Asheboro). The highest price is 20.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $191.65, is 35% above the US median of $142.05.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- North Carolina ranks 43rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 28 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 99213. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.00Randolph Health
Median$191.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$541.82in North Carolina
Lowest saves$164.65vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Health lowest Asheboro · Asheboro, NC EST OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT LEVEL 3 | $27.00 | $135.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Established Followup Level 3 | $34.06 | $126.16 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC E&M Estb Lev 3 PCP-Prof | $35.36 | $52.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Office OP Visit-Est L3 | $95.00 | $250.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Office OP Visit-Est L3 | $95.00 | $250.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 20 minutes must be met or e | $106.80 | $267.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC ESTABLISHED PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 20-29 MINUTES | $137.40 | $229.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC OFFICE O/P EST LOW 20 MIN | $137.40 | $229.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC OFFICE O/P EST LOW 20 MIN | $137.40 | $229.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC ESTABLISHED PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 20-29 MINUTES | $137.40 | $229.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC ESTABLISHED PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 20-29 MINUTES | $137.40 | $229.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 20 minutes must be met or e | $144.28 | $360.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 20 minutes must be met or e | $173.60 | $434.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC VISIT EST PATIENT LEVEL 3 | $177.50 | $355.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Est Patient Level 3 | $205.80 | $294.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT EST | $279.88 | $699.69 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $304.50 | $435.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT VISIT EST PT LOW LVL MDM | $340.20 | $340.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT VISIT EST PT LOW LVL MDM | $343.00 | $343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC OP VISIT LEVEL 3 EST | $436.18 | $436.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC OP VISIT LEVEL 3 EST | $436.18 | $436.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC OP VISIT LEVEL 3 EST | $436.18 | $436.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC OP VISIT LEVEL 3 EST | $436.18 | $436.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC OP VISIT LEVEL 3 EST | $436.18 | $436.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG LACTATION EST PT LV3 LOW MDM/20+MIN | $489.00 | $489.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG EST PT OV LVL3 LOW MDM/20+MIN &PROC | $489.00 | $489.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG EST PT OV LVL3 LOW MDM/20+MIN &PROC | $489.00 | $489.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and low level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 20 minutes must be met or e | $541.82 | $1,354.54 | 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.
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 | 4 | $34.06 | $489.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $137.40 | $137.40 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $343.00 | $389.59 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 2 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $137.40 | $137.40 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $304.50 | $304.50 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $340.20 | $340.20 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $106.80 | $106.80 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $137.40 | $137.40 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $436.18 | $436.18 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $541.82 | $541.82 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $436.18 | $436.18 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $279.88 | $279.88 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $177.50 | $177.50 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $205.80 | $205.80 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $436.18 | $436.18 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $35.36 | $35.36 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $436.18 | $436.18 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $144.28 | $144.28 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $173.60 | $173.60 |
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 returning patient visit, 20 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Returning patient visit, 20 min explained.
Returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$146.00
- Alaska$212.94
- Arizona$140.23
- Arkansas$99.93
- California$143.00
- Colorado$200.30
- Connecticut$170.00
- Delaware$231.84
- District of Columbia$182.83, 3 hospitals
- Florida$348.45
- Georgia$150.90
- Hawaii$253.10
- Idaho$154.95
- Illinois$152.50
- Indiana$87.97
- Iowa$118.32
- Kansas$135.03
- Kentucky$98.52
- Louisiana$56.84
- Maine$71.40
- Maryland$169.02
- Massachusetts$187.65
- Michigan$96.00
- Minnesota$110.06
- Mississippi$104.50
- Missouri$135.53
- Montana$140.81
- Nebraska$141.00
- Nevada$157.00
- New Hampshire$92.50
- New Jersey$106.39
- New Mexico$135.00
- New York$183.00
- North Dakota$184.80
- Ohio$116.13
- Oklahoma$133.25
- Oregon$189.00
- Pennsylvania$185.10
- Puerto Rico$1,400.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$273.70
- South Carolina$108.60
- South Dakota$138.35
- Tennessee$61.82
- Texas$175.50
- Utah$353.87
- Vermont$162.00
- Virginia$151.40
- Washington$143.41
- West Virginia$78.00
- Wisconsin$164.36
- Wyoming$166.38
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.