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Observation stay cost in North Carolina

Observation stays: kept for monitoring without being formally admitted. Often billed as outpatient, which can cost the patient more.

60Hospitals rated
1.9×Median markup
1.0×Lowest
18.1×Highest

Lowest charges for observation stay in North Carolina

Ranked by markup: charges divided by the hospital's own reported cost. Showing the 60 lowest of 60.

Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital

Hendersonville · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.0× markup

New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Wilmington · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Novant Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.0× markup

Watauga Medical Center

Boone · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Appalachian Regional Healthcare
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.0× markup

Presbyterian Hospital

Charlotte · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Novant Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Davie Medical Center

Bermuda Run · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Cmha DBA Atrium Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Rex Hospital

Raleigh · Large hospital (400+ beds) · UNC Health Care System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Granville Medical Center

Oxford · Small hospital (under 100 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

High Point Medical Center

High Point · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cmha DBA Atrium Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.1× markup

Lexington Memorial Hospital INC

Lexington · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Cmha DBA Atrium Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.2× markup

Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation

North Wilkesboro · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Cmha DBA Atrium Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.2× markup

Wake Med Cary Hospital

Cary · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Wake County Hospital System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.2× markup

Presbyterian Hospital Matthews

Matthews · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Novant Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.2× markup

Mission Hospital

Asheville · Large hospital (400+ beds) · HCA
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Brunswick Medical Center

Bolivia · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Novant Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Rowan Regional Hospital

Salisbury · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Novant Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.3× markup

Alamance Regional Medical Center

Burlington · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cone Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.4× markup

Iredell Memorial Hospital

Statesville · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.4× markup

Wayne Memorial Hospital

Goldsboro · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

North Carolina Baptist Hospital

Winston-salem · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville

Huntersville · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Novant Health INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.5× markup

Nash Hospitals INC

Rocky Mount · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital

Greensboro · Large hospital (400+ beds) · The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

St Lukes Hospital

Columbus · Small hospital (under 100 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

Sampson Regional Medical Center

Clinton · Small hospital (under 100 beds)
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

North Carolina Specialty Hospital

Durham · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Surgery Center Holdings INC
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
1.6× markup

Wakemed Raleigh Campus

Raleigh · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Wake County Hospital System
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.7× markup

S.e. Regl Medical Center

Lumberton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.7× markup

Atrium Health Cabarrus

Concord · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Cmha DBA Atrium Health
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.7× markup

University of North Carolina Hosp

Chapel Hill · Large hospital (400+ beds) · University of North Carolina Health
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.8× markup

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.8× markup

Lenoir Memorial Hospital

Kinston · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.9× markup

Lake Norman Regional Medical Center

Mooresville · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Community Health Systems
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
1.9× markup

Onslow Memorial Hospital

Jacksonville · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.2× markup

Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital

Pinehurst · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Firsthealth of the Carolinas
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.2× markup

Atrium Health Anson

Wadesboro · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.2× markup

Gaston Memorial Hospital

Gastonia · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Caromont Health
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.3× markup

Scotland Memorial Hospital

Laurinburg · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Scotland Health Care System
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
2.4× markup

Lifebrite Comm Hosp of Stokes

Danbury · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Lifebrite Hosp Group
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.6× markup

Atrium Health Stanly

Albemarle · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.6× markup

Adventhealth Hendersonville

Hendersonville · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Adventist Health System
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
2.7× markup

Atrium Health Lincoln

Lincolnton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.0× markup

Johnston Health

Smithfield · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.1× markup

Central Carolina Hospital

Sanford · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifepoint Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.1× markup

Atrium Health Pineville

Charlotte · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.1× markup

Atrium Health University City

Charlotte · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.2× markup

Harnett Health System

Dunn · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cape Fear Valley Health System
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.4× markup

Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals

Morganton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.4× markup

Atrium Health Union

Monroe · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.5× markup

Caldwell Memorial Hospital

Lenoir · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · UNC Health Care System
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.6× markup

Atrium Health Cleveland

Shelby · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Cmha D/b/a Atrium Health
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
3.7× markup

Frye Regional Medical Center

Hickory · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifepoint Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
4.1× markup

Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital

Raeford · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Cape Fear Valley Health System
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
4.5× markup

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Fayetteville · Large hospital (400+ beds) · Cape Fear Valley Health System
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
5.2× markup

Maria Parham Medical Center

Henderson · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifepoint Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
6.4× markup

Person Memorial Hospital INC

Roxoboro · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Lifepoint Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
7.1× markup

Wilson Medical Center

Wilson · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifepoint Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
7.6× markup

Haywood Regional Medical Center

Clyde · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifepoint Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
8.5× markup

Rutherford Hospital INC

Rutherfordton · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds) · Lifepoint Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
9.7× markup

Harris Regional Hospital

Sylva · Small hospital (under 100 beds) · Lifepoint Health
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
10.1× markup

American Healthcare Systems

Asheboro · Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average
18.1× markup

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