Level 2 Vascular Procedures in North Carolina
What 75 hospitals in North Carolina charged and were paid for level 2 vascular procedures (APC 5182), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$6,860
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$1,408
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$1,115
Average per service
State rank
#17 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in North Carolina billed an average of $6,860 for level 2 vascular procedures, about 4.9 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,408. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $1,520.
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 $1,408Billed $6,860
About 21¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in North Carolina billed for this service.
North Carolina hospitals: level 2 vascular 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst | 119 | $4,252 | $1,420 | $1,124 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte | 109 | $9,328 | $1,394 | $1,102 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville | 108 | $6,872 | $1,301 | $1,033 |
| Forsyth Memorial HospitalWinston-Salem | 95 | $8,576 | $1,448 | $1,144 |
| North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem | 88 | $4,882 | $1,416 | $1,117 |
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, theGreensboro | 73 | $6,356 | $1,424 | $1,126 |
| UNC HospitalsChapel Hill | 69 | $3,702 | $1,406 | $1,106 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville | 67 | $5,479 | $1,416 | $1,124 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington | 61 | $7,230 | $1,493 | $1,186 |
| Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte | 57 | $6,369 | $1,439 | $1,146 |
| Duke University Medical CenterDurham | 56 | $4,690 | $1,445 | $1,151 |
| ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville | 55 | $9,641 | $1,373 | $1,090 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord | 44 | $7,447 | $1,413 | $1,119 |
| Margaret R Pardee Mem HospitalHendersonville | 41 | $2,428 | $1,377 | $1,095 |
| Rex HospitalRaleigh | 41 | $8,052 | $1,358 | $1,065 |
| Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte | 40 | $6,876 | $1,439 | $1,140 |
| Duke Regional HospitalDurham | 40 | $2,838 | $1,416 | $1,121 |
| Presbyterian Hospital HuntersvilleHuntersville | 34 | $6,003 | $1,439 | $1,136 |
| Presbyterian Hospital-MatthewsMatthews | 33 | $7,172 | $1,370 | $1,077 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro | 31 | $6,961 | $1,606 | $1,277 |
| Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia | 29 | $13,157 | $1,439 | $1,147 |
| High Point Regional Hlth SystHigh Point | 27 | $6,860 | $1,423 | $1,129 |
| Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern | 26 | $5,885 | $1,447 | $1,144 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh | 25 | $5,677 | $1,409 | $1,116 |
| Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg | 24 | $7,867 | $1,424 | $1,135 |
| Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary | 24 | $4,209 | $1,262 | $1,005 |
| Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory | 22 | $15,158 | $1,414 | $1,127 |
| Wilson Medical CenterWilson | 20 | $10,667 | $1,416 | $1,123 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe | 19 | $6,316 | $1,152 | $905 |
| Nash General HospitalRocky Mount | 18 | $4,692 | $1,228 | $940 |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone | 17 | $7,634 | $1,493 | $1,189 |
| Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington | 17 | $7,742 | $1,394 | $1,097 |
| Carolinas Med Ctr-UniversityCharlotte | 17 | $5,927 | $1,439 | $1,147 |
| Grace Hospital INCMorganton | 16 | $14,419 | $1,394 | $1,107 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville | 15 | $10,872 | $1,394 | $1,102 |
| Johnston Memorial HospitalSmithfield | 14 | $5,896 | $1,298 | $991 |
| Rutherford Hospital INCRutherfordton | 13 | $9,448 | $1,493 | $1,189 |
| Albemarle Hospital AuthorityElizabeth City | 13 | $7,428 | $1,493 | $1,189 |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital INCStatesville | 12 | $15,579 | $1,439 | $1,142 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton | 12 | $10,175 | $1,493 | $1,189 |
| Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh | 12 | $6,257 | $1,346 | $1,053 |
| Northern Hospital of Surry CountyMt Airy | – | – | – | – |
| Rowan Regional Medical CenterSalisbury | – | – | – | – |
| C J Harris Community HospitalSylva | – | – | – | – |
| Central Carolina HospitalSanford | – | – | – | – |
| Cleveland Regional Medical CenterShelby | – | – | – | – |
| Adventhealth HendersonvilleFletcher | – | – | – | – |
| Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton | – | – | – | – |
| Lenoir Memorial HospitalKinston | – | – | – | – |
| Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir | – | – | – | – |
| Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville | – | – | – | – |
| UNC RockinghamEden | – | – | – | – |
| Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro | – | – | – | – |
| Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn | – | – | – | – |
| Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville | – | – | – | – |
| McDowell HospitalMarion | – | – | – | – |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital INCLexington | – | – | – | – |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin | – | – | – | – |
| Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie | – | – | – | – |
| Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro | – | – | – | – |
| Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory | – | – | – | – |
| Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle | – | – | – | – |
| Randolph HospitalAsheboro | – | – | – | – |
| Granville Medical CenterOxford | – | – | – | – |
| Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville | – | – | – | – |
| Maria Parham HospitalHenderson | – | – | – | – |
| Carteret General HospitalMorehead City | – | – | – | – |
| Carolinas Medical Center-LincolnLincolnton | – | – | – | – |
| ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids | – | – | – | – |
| Brunswick Community HospitalSupply | – | – | – | – |
| Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde | – | – | – | – |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford | – | – | – | – |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte | – | – | – | – |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte | – | – | – | – |
| Highsmith-Rainey Memorial HospFayetteville | – | – | – | – |
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
| Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe, NC | $1,152 |
|---|---|
| Nash General HospitalRocky Mount, NC | $1,228 |
| Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary, NC | $1,262 |
| Johnston Memorial HospitalSmithfield, NC | $1,298 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC | $1,301 |
Highest
| Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro, NC | $1,606 |
|---|---|
| New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC | $1,493 |
| Rutherford Hospital INCRutherfordton, NC | $1,493 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC | $1,493 |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC | $1,493 |
Level 2 Vascular Procedures in other states
Questions
How much does level 2 vascular procedures cost in North Carolina?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 vascular procedures (APC 5182) at 75 hospitals in North Carolina was billed at $6,860 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,408, of which Medicare paid $1,115. 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 4.9 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.