North Carolina Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across North Carolina — drawn from 60 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within North Carolina, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $16 – $1,016 | $861 | 30 |
| IUD Insertion | $106 – $4,658 | $333 | 32 |
| Urinalysis with Microscopy | $3 – $69 | $20 | 57 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $11 – $218 | $34 | 57 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel | $9 – $163 | $27 | 57 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential | $8 – $129 | $20 | 57 |
| HIV Antibody Test | $9 – $141 | $27 | 52 |
| Abdominal Hysterectomy | $955 – $13,520 | $1,798 | 24 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in North Carolina, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Knee Arthroscopy with Meniscectomy | $3,775 | $12,710 |
| Inguinal Hernia Repair (Open) | $5,787 | $19,169 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $1,102 | $3,456 |
| Vaginal Hysterectomy | $9,671 | $29,211 |
| Initial Psychiatric Evaluation with Medication Management | $104 | $274 |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy | $1,600 | $4,116 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in North Carolina
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $25,717 | 38 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $17,547 | 32 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $12,758 | 41 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $12,758 | 41 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $12,607 | 35 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $11,336 | 47 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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