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External Shock to Heart to Regulate Heart Beat Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 96 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 92960. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $997
📉 Low $199
📈 High $5,129
🏥 96 hospitals
🏛️ 62 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $147
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 96 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Centene | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL NAGS HEAD |
$302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHATHAM HOSPITAL PROGRESS BOULEVARD SILER CITY |
$324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIFEBRITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF STOKES HWY NORTH DANBURY |
$381 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH SOUTHEASTERN TH ST LUMBERTON |
$410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAYNE UNC HEALTHCARE WAYNE MEMORIAL DR GOLDSBORO |
$469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$497 | $91.39 | $96.20 | $87.00 | $93.22 | — | $85.00 | — | — |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$497 | $91.39 | $96.20 | $87.00 | $93.22 | — | $85.00 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER HIGH POINT |
$500 | $318 | $298 | $147 | $550 | $147 | $931 | $901 | — |
| ECU HEALTH CHOWAN HOSPITAL EDENTON |
$501 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$515 | $91.39 | $96.20 | $87.00 | $93.22 | — | $90.00 | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL ROANOKE RAPIDS |
$517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$560 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PENDER MEDICAL CENTER BURGAW |
$561 | $337 | $345 | $910 | $347 | $357 | $320 | — | — |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL ASHEBORO |
$570 | $17.00 | $24.70 | $14.10 | $33.00 | $689 | $689 | — | — |
| WILSON MEDICAL CENTER WILSON |
$575 | $33.46 | $57.90 | $42.20 | $51.30 | $48.66 | $100 | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH ROANOKE-CHOWAN HOSPITAL AHOSKIE |
$596 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$605 | $215 | $635 | $215 | $623 | $215 | $642 | $908 | — |
| ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER GREENVILLE |
$621 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTER BOLIVIA |
$624 | $179 | $727 | $179 | $489 | $179 | $709 | $1,122 | — |
| ECU HEALTH DUPLIN HOSPITAL KENANSVILLE |
$633 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH NASH CURTIS ELLIS DR ROCKY MOUNT |
$662 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CLEMMONS MEDICAL CENTER CLEMMONS |
$720 | $227 | $657 | $227 | $464 | $227 | $641 | $1,080 | — |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS STREET SPARTA |
$736 | $344 | $500 | $500 | $1,236 | $500 | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH EDGECOMBE HOSPITAL TARBORO |
$771 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LINVILLE |
$782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER BOONE |
$782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MULBERRY ST SW LENOIR |
$822 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE |
$824 | $108 | $626 | $118 | $1,159 | $108 | $102 | $1,199 | — |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$846 | $179 | $633 | — | — | $218 | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$846 | $179 | $633 | — | — | $218 | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$910 | $515 | $692 | $344 | $954 | $344 | — | $1,675 | — |
| MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSON |
$942 | $36.52 | $47.10 | $44.90 | $56.70 | $57.05 | $100 | — | $100 |
| ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$972 | $165 | $214 | $177 | $337 | $179 | — | $778 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL RAEFORD |
$995 | $62.60 | $50.00 | $49.00 | $60.00 | $655 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$995 | $70.20 | $23.46 | $58.00 | $95.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL DUNN |
$995 | $56.80 | $50.00 | $49.00 | $54.10 | $655 | $75.00 | $72.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$995 | $63.08 | $50.00 | $35.00 | $60.00 | $655 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HIGHSMITH-RAINEY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$995 | $64.20 | $50.00 | $35.00 | $60.00 | $655 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$997 | $642 | $658 | $642 | $662 | $784 | $642 | $1,496 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$997 | $354 | $658 | $354 | $662 | $354 | $642 | $1,496 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$997 | $415 | $658 | $415 | $662 | $415 | $642 | $1,496 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY |
$997 | $343 | $658 | $343 | $662 | $343 | $642 | $1,496 | — |
| UNC REX HOSPITAL LAKE BOONE TRAIL RALEIGH |
$998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC MEDICAL CENTER MANNING DR CHAPEL HILL |
$998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH JOHNSTON N. BRIGHT LEAF BLVD. SMITHFIELD |
$998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL MOORESVILLE |
$1,018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER N CENTER STREET HICKORY |
$1,034 | $256 | $600 | $621 | — | — | $614 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$1,040 | $340 | $493 | $476 | $633 | $476 | $640 | $1,871 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER MATTHEWS |
$1,046 | $278 | $658 | $278 | $662 | $278 | $642 | $1,569 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HUNTERSVILLE |
$1,046 | $264 | $658 | $264 | $662 | $264 | $642 | $1,569 | — |
| CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL CARTHAGE STREET SANFORD |
$1,057 | $629 | — | $632 | — | — | $626 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 92960, 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: $1,019 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $997 for this?
That is the median of what the 96 North Carolina hospitals above publish for External shock to heart to regulate heart beat — 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 92960 in North Carolina, Medicare reimburses about $147 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in North Carolina range from $199 to $5,129 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 6.8x 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 external shock to heart to regulate heart beat cost in North Carolina?
- Cash prices for external shock to heart to regulate heart beat (CPT 92960) in North Carolina range from $199 to $5,129, with a median of $997. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest external shock to heart to regulate heart beat in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $199. 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 92960 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.