Upper Endoscopy Cost in North Carolina
Last updated: May 2026
Upper Endoscopy costs an average of $2,370 (cash/self-pay price) in North Carolina, based on data from 31 hospitals reporting to MyCareCost. Prices range from $1,444 to $10,791 depending on the hospital and facility type. These figures come from hospital machine-readable price transparency files published under federal CMS rules, not estimates.
31 hospitals in North Carolina report pricing for upper endoscopy. The average cash price is $2,370.
31
in North Carolina
$3,967
gross charge
$2,370
40% below list price
$1,444 – $10,791
7.5x spread
Hospital Prices in North Carolina
Sorted by lowest cash price| Hospital | City | List Price | Cash Price | Negotiated Range | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Other | SOUTHPORT | $1,444 | $722-50% | $142 – $1,040 | 0.1/10 | |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY-BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ELIZABETHTOWN | $2,208 | $1,325-40% | — | 0.1/10 | |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | RAEFORD | $2,208 | $1,325-40% | $893 – $2,232 | 0.1/10 | |
| BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | DUNN | $2,306 | $1,384-40% | $894 – $2,234 | 0.1/10 | |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | FAYETTEVILLE | $2,306 | $1,384-40% | $894 – $2,234 | 0.1/10 | |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ASHEBORO | $6,924 | $1,385-80% | $595 – $6,232 | 0.1/10 | |
| IREDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC Voluntary non-profit - Private | STATESVILLE | $5,159 | $1,393-73% | $892 – $4,540 | 0.1/10 | |
| ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Government - Hospital District or Authority | JACKSONVILLE | $1,521 | $1,521 | $129 – $1,369 | 0.1/10 | |
| COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Voluntary non-profit - Other | WHITEVILLE | $2,291 | $1,604-30% | $512 – $2,222 | 0.1/10 | |
| ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | GREENVILLE | $2,607 | $1,851-29% | $672 – $2,581 | 0.1/10 | |
| CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Other | HICKORY | $9,863 | $5,918-40% | $441 – $8,384 | 0.1/10 | |
| GRANVILLE HEALTH SYSTEMS Government - Local | OXFORD | $10,791 | $8,633-20% | $857 – $10,791 | 0.1/10 | |
| ADVENTHEALTH HENDERSONVILLE Voluntary non-profit - Private | HENDERSONVILLE | $1,939 | N/A | — | 0.1/10 | |
| WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS Voluntary non-profit - Private | RALEIGH | N/A | N/A | $464 – $4,033 | 0.1/10 | |
| TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC Voluntary non-profit - Private | BREVARD | N/A | N/A | $2,550 – $2,550 | 0.1/10 | |
| STANLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | ALBEMARLE | N/A | N/A | $126 – $939 | 0.1/10 | |
| WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | CARY | N/A | N/A | $522 – $4,033 | 0.1/10 | |
| BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | SPRUCE PINE | N/A | N/A | $2,550 – $2,550 | 0.1/10 | |
| WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Government - Local | NORTH WILKESBORO | N/A | N/A | $895 – $927 | 0.1/10 | |
| HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | HIGHLANDS | N/A | N/A | $2,550 – $2,550 | 0.1/10 | |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | SPARTA | N/A | N/A | $366 – $662 | 0.1/10 | |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL Proprietary | SYLVA | N/A | N/A | — | 0.1/10 | |
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ELKIN | N/A | N/A | $877 – $877 | 0.1/10 | |
| MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE Voluntary non-profit - Private | ASHEVILLE | N/A | N/A | $2,550 – $7,500 | 0.1/10 | |
| HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM Voluntary non-profit - Private | HIGH POINT | N/A | N/A | $895 – $10,010 | 0.1/10 | |
| HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Government - Hospital District or Authority | CLYDE | N/A | N/A | — | 0.1/10 | |
| ATRIUM HEALTH UNIVERSITY CITY Government - Hospital District or Authority | CHARLOTTE | N/A | N/A | $126 – $1,115 | 0.1/10 | |
| THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | MARION | N/A | N/A | $2,550 – $2,783 | 0.1/10 | |
| ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | FRANKLIN | N/A | N/A | $211 – $2,550 | 0.1/10 | |
| CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHEAST Government - Hospital District or Authority | CONCORD | N/A | N/A | $126 – $1,432 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC Voluntary non-profit - Private | LEXINGTON | N/A | N/A | $908 – $917 | 0.1/10 |
SOUTHPORT, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
$1,444
Cash Price
$722-50%
Negotiated Range
$142 – $1,040
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$2,208
Cash Price
$1,325-40%
RAEFORD, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$2,208
Cash Price
$1,325-40%
Negotiated Range
$893 – $2,232
DUNN, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$2,306
Cash Price
$1,384-40%
Negotiated Range
$894 – $2,234
FAYETTEVILLE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$2,306
Cash Price
$1,384-40%
Negotiated Range
$894 – $2,234
ASHEBORO, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$6,924
Cash Price
$1,385-80%
Negotiated Range
$595 – $6,232
STATESVILLE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$5,159
Cash Price
$1,393-73%
Negotiated Range
$892 – $4,540
JACKSONVILLE, NC · Government - Hospital District or Authority
List Price
$1,521
Cash Price
$1,521
Negotiated Range
$129 – $1,369
WHITEVILLE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
$2,291
Cash Price
$1,604-30%
Negotiated Range
$512 – $2,222
GREENVILLE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$2,607
Cash Price
$1,851-29%
Negotiated Range
$672 – $2,581
HICKORY, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
$9,863
Cash Price
$5,918-40%
Negotiated Range
$441 – $8,384
OXFORD, NC · Government - Local
List Price
$10,791
Cash Price
$8,633-20%
Negotiated Range
$857 – $10,791
HENDERSONVILLE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$1,939
Cash Price
N/A
RALEIGH, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$464 – $4,033
BREVARD, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,550 – $2,550
ALBEMARLE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$126 – $939
CARY, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$522 – $4,033
SPRUCE PINE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,550 – $2,550
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC · Government - Local
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$895 – $927
HIGHLANDS, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,550 – $2,550
SPARTA, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$366 – $662
SYLVA, NC · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
ELKIN, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$877 – $877
ASHEVILLE, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,550 – $7,500
HIGH POINT, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$895 – $10,010
CLYDE, NC · Government - Hospital District or Authority
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
CHARLOTTE, NC · Government - Hospital District or Authority
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$126 – $1,115
MARION, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,550 – $2,783
FRANKLIN, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$211 – $2,550
CONCORD, NC · Government - Hospital District or Authority
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$126 – $1,432
LEXINGTON, NC · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$908 – $917
Upper Endoscopy Cost by City in North Carolina
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What Affects Upper Endoscopy Cost in North Carolina
Hospital charges for upper endoscopy in North Carolina vary widely based on facility type, geographic competition, and payer mix.
For upper endoscopy in North Carolina, the choice of facility can mean thousands of dollars in price difference. Teaching hospitals and major health systems typically maintain higher chargemaster rates, while community hospitals and outpatient centers may offer competitive self-pay pricing.
Based on data from 31 hospitals in North Carolina, upper endoscopy prices range from $1,444 to $10,791 — a 7.5x difference. This wide variation underscores why comparing prices before scheduling is critical for controlling your out-of-pocket costs.
Hospital vs. Outpatient Center Pricing in North Carolina
The setting where upper endoscopy is performed in North Carolina significantly impacts total cost. Hospital inpatient stays are the most expensive, followed by hospital outpatient departments, then ambulatory surgery centers.
For patients who are medically appropriate for outpatient surgery, ASCs offer a compelling combination of lower cost and shorter wait times. Many are physician-owned and focus exclusively on surgical care.
Discuss options with your surgeon and, if you're self-pay, ask about pricing at each available setting before scheduling.
Self-Pay vs. Insurance Cost Differences in North Carolina
Uninsured and self-pay patients can frequently access upper endoscopy at a lower cost than insured rates. Many hospitals in North Carolina offer cash discounts of 30–70% off the standard chargemaster rate.
In North Carolina, the average cash price for upper endoscopy is $2,370, which is 40% lower than the average list price of $3,967. This discount is typical of what self-pay patients can expect when asking for the hospital's uninsured rate.
For insured patients, the negotiated rate between your plan and the hospital determines your cost share. If you haven't met your deductible, you may pay more than the cash price. It's worth asking the hospital whether their self-pay rate is lower than what your insurance would charge — some patients save money by not filing a claim.
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Data sourced from hospital machine-readable price transparency files as required by 45 CFR Parts 180 and 182. Prices are informational only and may not reflect current rates. Always confirm pricing directly with the hospital before scheduling.