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Cash prices North Carolina Outpatient

Cheapest hospitals in North Carolina without insurance

Of 37 hospitals in North Carolina we can compare, Duke Regional Hospital (Durham) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 54% below the North Carolina median across 340 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all North Carolina hospitals, procedure by procedure.

Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures

Hospital Typical priceBelow median Above median
1. Duke Regional Hospital Durham 54% below 302 of 340 14 of 340
2. Duke University Hospital Raleigh 53% below 314 of 369 20 of 369
3. Duke University Hospital Durham 53% below 314 of 369 20 of 369
4. Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City 25% below 220 of 305 81 of 305
5. Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin 21% below 210 of 250 28 of 250
6. Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro 21% below 210 of 250 28 of 250
7. Lexington Medical Center Lexington 15% below 192 of 273 65 of 273
8. North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run 15% below 240 of 313 68 of 313
9. East Carolina Health-Bertie Windsor 13% below 154 of 270 107 of 270
10. High Point Regional Health High Point 11% below 175 of 255 67 of 255
11. North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem 11% below 219 of 326 92 of 326
12. Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville 6% below 138 of 250 105 of 250
13. Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
14. Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
15. Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
16. Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
17. Atrium Health Union Monroe at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
18. Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
19. Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
20. Carolinas Rehabilitation Concord at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
21. Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
22. Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont at median 50 of 334 98 of 334
23. ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids at median 125 of 263 128 of 263
24. Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro 1% above 125 of 280 141 of 280
25. Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy 1% above 130 of 280 143 of 280
26. The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head 2% above 117 of 261 136 of 261
27. Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville 3% above 116 of 255 131 of 255
28. Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle 4% above 35 of 332 284 of 332
29. East Carolina Health Ahoskie 7% above 112 of 280 157 of 280
30. Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton 9% above 117 of 281 157 of 281
31. ECU Health Medical Center Greenville 11% above 136 of 322 175 of 322
32. Pitt County Memorial Hospital Washington 11% above 136 of 322 175 of 322
33. AdventHealth Polk Columbus 66% above 31 of 266 228 of 266
34. Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly 85% above 12 of 319 282 of 319
35. Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia 85% above 12 of 319 282 of 319
36. Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont 85% above 12 of 319 282 of 319
37. AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville 88% above 36 of 298 253 of 298

Cheapest hospitals by metro area in North Carolina

How the ranking works

  • For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all North Carolina hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
  • "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
  • Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
  • Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
  • A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.