Wake Med Cary Hospital
1900 Kildare Farm Road, Cary, NC 27518 Hospital ***** CMS quality 5 of 5
62%Self-pay discount
62% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 13,923 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 5.0× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 225
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Wake County Hospital System
- Medicare ID
- 340173
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 5 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
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) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.5× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.6× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.0× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 22.7× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.1× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.4× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.5× | |
| Occupational therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.5× | |
| Speech therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.9× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 14.7× | |
| EEG brain monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.2× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.5× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.4× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.2× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $23.66 cash price | $62.25 62% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $54.66 cash price | $144 62% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $152 cash price | $401 62% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $93.61 cash price | $246 62% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $15.00 cash price | $39.48 62% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $76.26 cash price | $201 62% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $37.55 cash price | $98.82 62% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $18.75 cash price | $49.35 62% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $3.10 cash price | $8.16 62% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $4,423 cash price | $11,640 62% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $287 cash price | $754 62% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 340173, 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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