Critical care (first hour) cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $744.80 to $15,602.54, with a median of $2,368.20. The lowest price is at ECU Health Duplin Hospital (Kenansville) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 20.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,368.20, is 17% above the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- North Carolina ranks 32nd of 49 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 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$744.80ECU Health Duplin Hospital + 1 more
Median$2,368.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,602.54in North Carolina
Lowest saves$1,623.40vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital lowest Kenansville · Kenansville, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $744.80 | $1,330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital lowest Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $744.80 | $1,330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Critical Care | $798.66 | $2,958.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $802.00 | $1,604.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Lynx Visit Level-99291 - Critical Care | $810.00 | $3,000.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $938.00 | $1,675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $1,025.36 | $1,831.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC CRITICAL CARE-FIRST HOUR | $1,102.20 | $5,511.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Critical Care | $1,136.97 | $4,211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $1,145.76 | $2,046.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $1,206.10 | $1,723.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Critical Care | $1,207.98 | $4,474.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Critical Care | $1,207.98 | $4,474.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $1,227.52 | $2,192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $1,292.50 | $2,585.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $1,400.50 | $2,801.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $1,488.00 | $2,976.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $1,607.00 | $3,214.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,797.73 | $4,494.32 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,823.33 | $4,558.32 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $1,869.50 | $3,739.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $2,000.50 | $4,001.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,213.20 | $5,533.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 99291 TRAUMA ALERT CLASS 1 | $2,326.19 | $3,323.12 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Emergency Dept Visit Level VI | $2,348.40 | $6,180.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Emergency Dept Visit Level VI | $2,348.40 | $6,180.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $2,368.20 | $3,947.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $2,368.20 | $3,947.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $2,368.20 | $3,947.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $2,368.20 | $3,947.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $2,368.20 | $3,947.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,381.60 | $5,954.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Critical Care First 30-74min | $2,448.60 | $3,498.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $2,536.24 | $4,529.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,090.00 | $6,180.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,250.00 | $6,500.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $3,250.00 | $6,500.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-ED | $3,252.08 | $6,136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC OB ED Level 6 Critical/Trauma-OB ED | $3,252.08 | $6,136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $4,643.73 | $4,643.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER DEPT CRITICAL CARE | $4,869.00 | $4,869.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG TRAUMA PT/ER CC LEVEL | $4,869.00 | $4,869.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG TRAUMA PT/ER CC LEVEL | $4,869.00 | $4,869.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES | $6,750.00 | $6,750.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $15,602.54 | $39,006.34 | Jul 8, 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
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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 | $798.66 | $3,090.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $2,368.20 | $2,368.20 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $1,207.98 | $2,348.40 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $1,607.00 | $2,000.50 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $6,088.51 | $6,419.26 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $1,136.97 | $1,675.08 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $1,227.52 | $1,227.52 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $1,102.20 | $1,102.20 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $3,090.00 | $3,090.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $2,368.20 | $2,368.20 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $1,206.10 | $1,206.10 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $4,643.73 | $4,643.73 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $1,207.98 | $1,207.98 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $938.00 | $938.00 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $2,368.20 | $2,368.20 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $1,488.00 | $1,488.00 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $1,823.33 | $1,823.33 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $3,250.00 | $3,250.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $3,252.08 | $3,252.08 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $15,602.54 | $15,602.54 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $744.80 | $744.80 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $744.80 | $744.80 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $1,869.50 | $1,869.50 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $2,448.60 | $2,448.60 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $1,400.50 | $1,400.50 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $802.00 | $802.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $1,145.76 | $1,145.76 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $2,536.24 | $2,536.24 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $1,292.50 | $1,292.50 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $6,088.51 | $6,088.51 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $1,797.73 | $1,797.73 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $3,090.00 | $3,090.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $2,326.19 | $2,326.19 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $1,025.36 | $1,025.36 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $3,252.08 | $3,252.08 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $2,381.60 | $2,381.60 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,717.00
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.