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Evaluation of Swallowing Function Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 97 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 92610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $212
📉 Low $40.20
📈 High $598
🏥 97 hospitals
🏛️ 61 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $81.97
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 97 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | Centene | UHC | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE UNC HEALTHCARE WAYNE MEMORIAL DR GOLDSBORO |
$40.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MULBERRY ST SW LENOIR |
$49.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$71.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$96.50 | $73.34 | $55.49 | $36.48 | $36.48 | $101 | — | $178 | — |
| SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRYSON CITY |
$101 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $68.20 | — | — | $39.00 |
| UNC HEALTH SOUTHEASTERN TH ST LUMBERTON |
$101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH PARDEE NORTH JUSTICE STREET HENDERSONVILLE |
$105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE |
$113 | $81.65 | $59.72 | $59.72 | $68.97 | $238 | $56.58 | $247 | — |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PENDER MEDICAL CENTER BURGAW |
$126 | $77.22 | $75.33 | $79.93 | $204 | $77.58 | $71.56 | — | — |
| CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LINVILLE |
$127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER BOONE |
$127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL ROANOKE RAPIDS |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL MOORESVILLE |
$154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CLEMMONS MEDICAL CENTER CLEMMONS |
$173 | $144 | $54.73 | $54.73 | $54.73 | $112 | $225 | $260 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER WINSTON-SALEM |
$173 | $144 | $54.73 | $54.73 | $54.73 | $112 | $225 | $260 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL WINSTON-SALEM |
$173 | $144 | $69.88 | $69.88 | $69.88 | $112 | $225 | $260 | — |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS STREET SPARTA |
$176 | $120 | $74.76 | $120 | $120 | $296 | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER HIGH POINT |
$178 | $106 | $113 | $52.30 | $52.30 | $196 | $332 | $321 | — |
| ADVENTHEALTH POLK COLUMBUS |
$187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD SYLVA |
$190 | $44.60 | $36.18 | $49.49 | $48.70 | $69.13 | $102 | — | $100 |
| NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$190 | $190 | $123 | $149 | $149 | $196 | $274 | $285 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$190 | $190 | $67.52 | $67.52 | $67.52 | $196 | $274 | $285 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$190 | $190 | $79.04 | $79.04 | $79.04 | $196 | $274 | $285 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER MATTHEWS |
$190 | $190 | $50.42 | $50.42 | $50.42 | $196 | $274 | $285 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY |
$190 | $190 | $65.36 | $65.36 | $65.36 | $196 | $274 | $285 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HUNTERSVILLE |
$190 | $190 | $47.88 | $47.88 | $47.88 | $196 | $274 | $285 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$190 | $190 | $67.52 | $67.52 | $67.52 | $196 | $274 | $285 | — |
| CHATHAM HOSPITAL PROGRESS BOULEVARD SILER CITY |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM RUTHERFORDTON |
$197 | $47.10 | $22.38 | $30.20 | $33.40 | $37.40 | $73.00 | $90.00 | $100 |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$199 | $50.00 | $63.08 | $81.97 | $35.00 | $60.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL RAEFORD |
$199 | $50.00 | $62.60 | $81.97 | $49.00 | $60.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL DUNN |
$199 | $50.00 | $56.80 | $81.97 | $49.00 | $54.10 | $75.00 | $72.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HIGHSMITH-RAINEY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$199 | $50.00 | $64.20 | $81.97 | $35.00 | $60.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$199 | $23.46 | $70.20 | $22.00 | $58.00 | $95.00 | $22.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER HICKORY |
$202 | $205 | $166 | — | $169 | $185 | $270 | $286 | — |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$203 | $66.57 | $66.57 | $79.88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$203 | $66.57 | $66.57 | $66.57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$206 | $80.05 | $80.05 | $80.05 | $80.05 | $80.05 | $80.85 | $371 | — |
| LIFEBRITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF STOKES HWY NORTH DANBURY |
$207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC REX HOSPITAL LAKE BOONE TRAIL RALEIGH |
$212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH JOHNSTON N. BRIGHT LEAF BLVD. SMITHFIELD |
$212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC MEDICAL CENTER MANNING DR CHAPEL HILL |
$212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON |
$216 | $123 | $102 | $82.40 | $82.40 | $188 | $381 | $390 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WINSTON SALEM |
$218 | $103 | $90.00 | $99.57 | $99.57 | $187 | $238 | $392 | — |
| CAREPARTNERS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL ASHEVILLE |
$220 | $83.61 | $129 | $84.43 | $81.97 | $88.53 | $84.43 | $181 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH THOMASVILLE MEDICAL CENTER THOMASVILLE |
$228 | $190 | $70.41 | $70.41 | $70.41 | $150 | $296 | $342 | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH BLUE RIDGE SOUTH STERLING ST MORGANTON |
$236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILSON MEDICAL CENTER WILSON |
$237 | $57.90 | $33.46 | $48.66 | $42.20 | $51.30 | $100 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 92610, 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: $271 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 97 North Carolina hospitals above publish for Evaluation of swallowing function — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 92610 in North Carolina, Medicare reimburses about $81.97 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in North Carolina range from $40.20 to $598 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.6x 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 evaluation of swallowing function cost in North Carolina?
- Cash prices for evaluation of swallowing function (CPT 92610) in North Carolina range from $40.20 to $598, with a median of $212. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest evaluation of swallowing function in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $40.20. 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 92610 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.