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Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 95 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 99291. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,322
📉 Low $138
📈 High $15,603
🏥 95 hospitals
🏛️ 62 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $294
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 95 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | Cigna | UHC | Centene | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHATHAM HOSPITAL PROGRESS BOULEVARD SILER CITY |
$475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE |
$486 | $806 | $190 | $3,684 | $236 | $190 | $202 | $3,812 | — |
| LIFEBRITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF STOKES HWY NORTH DANBURY |
$673 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL NAGS HEAD |
$745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH DUPLIN HOSPITAL KENANSVILLE |
$745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MULBERRY ST SW LENOIR |
$782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL MOORESVILLE |
$799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$802 | $610 | $449 | $840 | $303 | $303 | — | $1,476 | — |
| ECU HEALTH CHOWAN HOSPITAL EDENTON |
$938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH BERTIE HOSPITAL WINDSOR |
$1,025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$1,051 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL ASHEBORO |
$1,102 | $24.70 | $17.00 | $3,605 | $14.10 | $887 | $887 | — | — |
| WAYNE UNC HEALTHCARE WAYNE MEMORIAL DR GOLDSBORO |
$1,121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$1,137 | $195 | $190 | $195 | $87.00 | — | $85.00 | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL ROANOKE RAPIDS |
$1,146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$1,208 | $265 | $226 | $198 | $87.00 | — | $85.00 | — | — |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$1,208 | $265 | $226 | $198 | $87.00 | — | $85.00 | — | — |
| SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRYSON CITY |
$1,211 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $68.20 | $39.00 | $39.00 | — | — | $39.00 |
| ECU HEALTH ROANOKE-CHOWAN HOSPITAL AHOSKIE |
$1,228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$1,272 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS STREET SPARTA |
$1,292 | $879 | $281 | $2,171 | $879 | $879 | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CLEMMONS MEDICAL CENTER CLEMMONS |
$1,507 | $821 | $476 | $825 | $476 | $476 | $801 | $2,260 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH KERNERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER KERNERSVILLE |
$1,507 | $821 | $476 | $825 | $476 | $476 | $801 | $2,260 | — |
| WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER BOONE |
$1,507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LINVILLE |
$1,507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$1,512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$1,512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$1,512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$1,512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$1,512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER HIGH POINT |
$1,522 | $907 | $627 | $1,671 | $446 | $446 | $2,831 | $2,740 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$1,523 | $722 | $497 | $816 | $697 | $697 | $824 | $2,741 | — |
| UNC HEALTH SOUTHEASTERN TH ST LUMBERTON |
$1,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WINSTON SALEM |
$1,607 | $762 | $525 | $983 | $736 | $736 | $1,758 | $2,893 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON |
$1,638 | $930 | $698 | $1,425 | $623 | $623 | $2,882 | $2,948 | — |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD SYLVA |
$1,798 | $44.60 | $36.18 | $295 | $100 | $49.49 | $102 | — | $100 |
| RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM RUTHERFORDTON |
$1,823 | $47.10 | $20.28 | $37.40 | $33.40 | $30.20 | $73.00 | $90.00 | $100 |
| UNC HEALTH NASH CURTIS ELLIS DR ROCKY MOUNT |
$1,854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSON |
$1,930 | $47.10 | $36.52 | $56.70 | $100 | $57.05 | $100 | — | $100 |
| NOVANT HEALTH PENDER MEDICAL CENTER BURGAW |
$1,947 | $1,198 | $1,168 | $1,203 | $3,159 | $1,240 | $1,110 | — | — |
| UNC MEDICAL CENTER MANNING DR CHAPEL HILL |
$2,023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLYDE |
$2,051 | $44.60 | $33.11 | $100 | $100 | $45.31 | $102 | — | — |
| CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER HICKORY |
$2,100 | $2,132 | $864 | $822 | $432 | $847 | $839 | $2,975 | — |
| PERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROXBORO |
$2,213 | $35.10 | $17.84 | $41.50 | $3,831 | $28.53 | $100 | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH BLUE RIDGE SOUTH STERLING ST MORGANTON |
$2,281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$2,322 | $823 | $803 | $827 | $803 | $825 | $803 | $3,482 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER MATTHEWS |
$2,322 | $823 | $616 | $827 | $616 | $616 | $803 | $3,482 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY |
$2,322 | $823 | $799 | $827 | $799 | $799 | $803 | $3,482 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$2,322 | $823 | $803 | $827 | $803 | $1,826 | $803 | $3,482 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$2,322 | $823 | $803 | $827 | $803 | $966 | $803 | $3,482 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HUNTERSVILLE |
$2,322 | $823 | $585 | $827 | $585 | $585 | $803 | $3,483 | — |
| COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHITEVILLE |
$2,326 | $818 | $790 | $830 | $742 | $742 | $814 | $2,991 | $2,203 |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$2,348 | $815 | $233 | $3,400 | — | $386 | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$2,348 | $815 | $233 | $3,400 | — | $386 | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$2,348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$2,368 | $50.00 | $63.08 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $818 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL DUNN |
$2,368 | $50.00 | $56.80 | $54.10 | $49.00 | $818 | $75.00 | $72.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HIGHSMITH-RAINEY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$2,368 | $50.00 | $64.20 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $818 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99291, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,631 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99291 in North Carolina, Medicare reimburses about $294 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in North Carolina range from $138 to $15,603 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 7.9x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does critical care, first 30-74 minutes cost in North Carolina?
- Cash prices for critical care, first 30-74 minutes (CPT 99291) in North Carolina range from $138 to $15,603, with a median of $2,322. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest critical care, first 30-74 minutes in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $138. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each North Carolina facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99291 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.