Duke University Hospital
610 Douglas Street, Durham, NC 27710 Hospital ***** CMS quality 5 of 5
73%Self-pay discount
73% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 5,104 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.4× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 1266
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Duke University Health System
- Medicare ID
- 340030
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 5 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.0× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.2× | |
| Childbirth and delivery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 27.9× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.4× | |
| CT scan 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 17.4× | |
| MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 10.7× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.1× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.2× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.3× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.6× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.5× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.9× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.0× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Dialysis 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.0× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.4× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.0× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $61.56 cash price | $228 73% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $8.91 cash price | $33.00 73% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $156 cash price | $576 73% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $75.34 cash price | $279 73% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $137 cash price | $506 73% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $12.48 cash price | $46.21 73% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $38.81 cash price | $144 73% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $60.55 cash price | $224 73% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $65.18 cash price | $241 73% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $26.78 cash price | $99.20 73% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $3,448 cash price | $12,770 73% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $184 cash price | $680 73% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 340030, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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