Level 1 Nerve Procedures in North Carolina
What 75 hospitals in North Carolina charged and were paid for level 1 nerve procedures (APC 5431), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$11,887
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$1,695
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$1,344
Average per service
State rank
#20 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in North Carolina billed an average of $11,887 for level 1 nerve procedures, about 7.0 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,695. That payment is 4% below the U.S. average of $1,774.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $1,695Billed $11,887
About 14¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in North Carolina billed for this service.
North Carolina hospitals: level 1 nerve procedures
Every North Carolina hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Memorial HospitalWinston-Salem | 306 | $4,446 | $1,737 | $1,379 |
| North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem | 303 | $8,864 | $1,752 | $1,392 |
| Margaret R Pardee Mem HospitalHendersonville | 192 | $10,301 | $1,673 | $1,329 |
| Duke University Medical CenterDurham | 174 | $10,046 | $1,734 | $1,377 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville | 172 | $8,601 | $1,665 | $1,321 |
| Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte | 170 | $24,184 | $1,698 | $1,352 |
| ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville | 153 | $5,031 | $1,664 | $1,321 |
| UNC HospitalsChapel Hill | 153 | $8,188 | $1,351 | $1,075 |
| Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte | 148 | $6,532 | $1,716 | $1,364 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord | 145 | $10,676 | $1,723 | $1,364 |
| C J Harris Community HospitalSylva | 90 | $17,250 | $1,680 | $1,337 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington | 86 | $9,792 | $1,779 | $1,417 |
| Grace Hospital INCMorganton | 84 | $23,619 | $1,654 | $1,309 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe | 82 | $22,676 | $1,704 | $1,349 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst | 79 | $6,592 | $1,695 | $1,340 |
| Carolinas Med Ctr-UniversityCharlotte | 79 | $24,152 | $1,717 | $1,364 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte | 73 | $28,971 | $1,678 | $1,319 |
| Rex HospitalRaleigh | 67 | $11,744 | $1,676 | $1,322 |
| Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern | 66 | $8,907 | $1,778 | $1,411 |
| Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia | 57 | $11,934 | $1,690 | $1,334 |
| Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle | 56 | $22,660 | $1,661 | $1,301 |
| Rowan Regional Medical CenterSalisbury | 55 | $8,751 | $1,735 | $1,382 |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital INCLexington | 53 | $9,491 | $1,760 | $1,402 |
| Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh | 48 | $10,662 | $1,709 | $1,356 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-LincolnLincolnton | 48 | $21,754 | $1,735 | $1,382 |
| Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde | 47 | $12,762 | $1,652 | $1,302 |
| Cleveland Regional Medical CenterShelby | 46 | $24,176 | $1,698 | $1,345 |
| Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory | 45 | $20,125 | $1,687 | $1,323 |
| North Carolina Eye & Ear HospDurham | 43 | $8,679 | $1,709 | $1,355 |
| Nash General HospitalRocky Mount | 41 | $11,383 | $1,641 | $1,289 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro | 40 | $9,077 | $1,889 | $1,489 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh | 39 | $16,113 | $1,739 | $1,371 |
| Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville | 38 | $6,753 | $1,723 | $1,365 |
| Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir | 30 | $11,283 | $1,680 | $1,339 |
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, theGreensboro | 30 | $8,003 | $1,605 | $1,260 |
| Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington | 29 | $9,795 | $1,715 | $1,353 |
| Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville | 29 | $13,848 | $1,640 | $1,287 |
| Adventhealth HendersonvilleFletcher | 28 | $7,455 | $1,680 | $1,339 |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone | 27 | $11,992 | $1,799 | $1,434 |
| Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville | 25 | $11,050 | $1,800 | $1,425 |
| Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro | 25 | $9,287 | $1,627 | $1,285 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro | 24 | $13,654 | $1,625 | $1,275 |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital INCStatesville | 23 | $18,166 | $1,735 | $1,376 |
| Rutherford Hospital INCRutherfordton | 21 | $13,613 | $1,731 | $1,365 |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte | 20 | $7,986 | $1,676 | $1,321 |
| Carolinas RehabilitationCharlotte | 20 | $21,196 | $1,735 | $1,382 |
| Johnston Memorial HospitalSmithfield | 18 | $13,065 | $1,660 | $1,307 |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford | 18 | $4,221 | $1,680 | $1,339 |
| Northern Hospital of Surry CountyMt Airy | 17 | $5,612 | $1,680 | $1,339 |
| Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem | 13 | $6,576 | $1,760 | $1,402 |
| ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids | 13 | $10,070 | $1,689 | $1,323 |
| Albemarle Hospital AuthorityElizabeth City | 11 | $15,933 | $1,799 | $1,434 |
| High Point Regional Hlth SystHigh Point | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg | – | – | – | – |
| Central Carolina HospitalSanford | – | – | – | – |
| Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton | – | – | – | – |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville | – | – | – | – |
| Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton | – | – | – | – |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville | – | – | – | – |
| Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn | – | – | – | – |
| McDowell HospitalMarion | – | – | – | – |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin | – | – | – | – |
| Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie | – | – | – | – |
| Randolph HospitalAsheboro | – | – | – | – |
| Wilson Medical CenterWilson | – | – | – | – |
| Granville Medical CenterOxford | – | – | – | – |
| Maria Parham HospitalHenderson | – | – | – | – |
| Carteret General HospitalMorehead City | – | – | – | – |
| Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory | – | – | – | – |
| Duke Regional HospitalDurham | – | – | – | – |
| Brunswick Community HospitalSupply | – | – | – | – |
| Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary | – | – | – | – |
| Presbyterian Hospital HuntersvilleHuntersville | – | – | – | – |
| Davie Medical CenterBermuda Run | – | – | – | – |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in North Carolina
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC | $1,351 |
|---|---|
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, theGreensboro, NC | $1,605 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC | $1,625 |
| Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC | $1,627 |
| Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville, NC | $1,640 |
Highest
| Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro, NC | $1,889 |
|---|---|
| Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC | $1,800 |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC | $1,799 |
| Albemarle Hospital AuthorityElizabeth City, NC | $1,799 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC | $1,779 |
Level 1 Nerve Procedures in other states
Questions
How much does level 1 nerve procedures cost in North Carolina?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 1 nerve procedures (APC 5431) at 75 hospitals in North Carolina was billed at $11,887 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,695, of which Medicare paid $1,344. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in North Carolina, average charges were 7.0 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.