Level 3 Vascular Procedures in North Carolina
What 78 hospitals in North Carolina charged and were paid for level 3 vascular procedures (APC 5183), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$17,071
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$2,810
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$2,229
Average per service
State rank
#15 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in North Carolina billed an average of $17,071 for level 3 vascular procedures, about 6.1 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $2,810. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $3,030.
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 $2,810Billed $17,071
About 16¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in North Carolina billed for this service.
North Carolina hospitals: level 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Medical CenterDurham | 479 | $18,583 | $2,769 | $2,187 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville | 296 | $16,359 | $2,751 | $2,186 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte | 293 | $24,126 | $2,756 | $2,173 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington | 267 | $15,245 | $2,962 | $2,357 |
| North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem | 260 | $20,987 | $2,801 | $2,215 |
| UNC HospitalsChapel Hill | 229 | $10,380 | $2,878 | $2,286 |
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, theGreensboro | 211 | $14,967 | $2,800 | $2,220 |
| Rex HospitalRaleigh | 206 | $12,169 | $2,848 | $2,264 |
| ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville | 200 | $12,322 | $2,763 | $2,198 |
| Forsyth Memorial HospitalWinston-Salem | 194 | $12,181 | $2,885 | $2,292 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst | 183 | $13,448 | $2,826 | $2,251 |
| Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern | 175 | $11,218 | $2,957 | $2,353 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord | 153 | $21,031 | $2,763 | $2,192 |
| Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte | 120 | $16,846 | $2,814 | $2,234 |
| Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir | 119 | $16,010 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte | 109 | $17,709 | $2,801 | $2,219 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville | 104 | $13,008 | $2,762 | $2,189 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe | 99 | $16,254 | $2,558 | $2,028 |
| Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia | 98 | $19,551 | $2,864 | $2,282 |
| Duke Regional HospitalDurham | 93 | $14,705 | $2,803 | $2,217 |
| Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde | 92 | $25,262 | $2,726 | $2,162 |
| Carolinas Med Ctr-UniversityCharlotte | 82 | $12,103 | $2,808 | $2,226 |
| Margaret R Pardee Mem HospitalHendersonville | 81 | $15,996 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Wilson Medical CenterWilson | 77 | $28,633 | $2,650 | $2,100 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh | 76 | $23,119 | $2,775 | $2,197 |
| Nash General HospitalRocky Mount | 72 | $14,960 | $2,756 | $2,183 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro | 71 | $14,413 | $3,248 | $2,588 |
| Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington | 68 | $13,994 | $2,808 | $2,217 |
| Cleveland Regional Medical CenterShelby | 66 | $26,748 | $2,834 | $2,258 |
| Presbyterian Hospital HuntersvilleHuntersville | 65 | $12,319 | $2,829 | $2,247 |
| High Point Regional Hlth SystHigh Point | 61 | $19,905 | $2,795 | $2,220 |
| Albemarle Hospital AuthorityElizabeth City | 61 | $20,332 | $2,893 | $2,289 |
| Presbyterian Hospital-MatthewsMatthews | 53 | $17,855 | $2,864 | $2,282 |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital INCStatesville | 50 | $23,458 | $2,670 | $2,099 |
| Johnston Memorial HospitalSmithfield | 47 | $19,428 | $2,770 | $2,187 |
| Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory | 47 | $23,614 | $2,809 | $2,238 |
| Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary | 47 | $17,502 | $2,870 | $2,282 |
| C J Harris Community HospitalSylva | 45 | $24,572 | $2,491 | $1,964 |
| Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville | 45 | $17,354 | $2,918 | $2,314 |
| Rowan Regional Medical CenterSalisbury | 44 | $23,607 | $2,761 | $2,168 |
| Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem | 43 | $9,845 | $2,906 | $2,308 |
| Rutherford Hospital INCRutherfordton | 42 | $21,642 | $2,971 | $2,362 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton | 40 | $16,655 | $2,912 | $2,303 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville | 37 | $22,844 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Grace Hospital INCMorganton | 34 | $15,149 | $2,692 | $2,145 |
| Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg | 33 | $16,478 | $2,697 | $2,119 |
| Carteret General HospitalMorehead City | 33 | $10,388 | $2,614 | $2,083 |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone | 31 | $14,674 | $2,971 | $2,367 |
| Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory | 27 | $23,027 | $2,834 | $2,244 |
| Maria Parham HospitalHenderson | 25 | $27,076 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids | 24 | $13,210 | $2,971 | $2,367 |
| Brunswick Community HospitalSupply | 24 | $15,057 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Lenoir Memorial HospitalKinston | 23 | $15,798 | $2,946 | $2,325 |
| Northern Hospital of Surry CountyMt Airy | 21 | $10,322 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton | 20 | $16,038 | $2,663 | $2,100 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro | 19 | $16,826 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh | 19 | $13,544 | $2,870 | $2,278 |
| Adventhealth HendersonvilleFletcher | 18 | $19,750 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Central Carolina HospitalSanford | 17 | $31,773 | $2,819 | $2,246 |
| Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville | 17 | $29,185 | $2,730 | $2,137 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-LincolnLincolnton | 17 | $17,403 | $2,864 | $2,282 |
| Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie | 16 | $11,489 | $2,971 | $2,367 |
| Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville | 15 | $14,312 | $2,751 | $2,161 |
| Randolph HospitalAsheboro | 15 | $23,093 | $2,755 | $2,161 |
| Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn | 14 | $23,453 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro | 14 | $12,657 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Highsmith-Rainey Memorial HospFayetteville | 14 | $9,602 | $2,616 | $2,052 |
| McDowell HospitalMarion | 13 | $20,827 | $2,836 | $2,259 |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford | 13 | $23,585 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin | 11 | $17,812 | $2,774 | $2,210 |
| Duplin General HospitalKenansville | 11 | $15,461 | $2,829 | $2,254 |
| UNC RockinghamEden | – | – | – | – |
| Anson Community HospitalWadesboro | – | – | – | – |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital INCLexington | – | – | – | – |
| Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle | – | – | – | – |
| Granville Medical CenterOxford | – | – | – | – |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte | – | – | – | – |
| 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
| C J Harris Community HospitalSylva, NC | $2,491 |
|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe, NC | $2,558 |
| Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC | $2,614 |
| Highsmith-Rainey Memorial HospFayetteville, NC | $2,616 |
| Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC | $2,650 |
Highest
| Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro, NC | $3,248 |
|---|---|
| Rutherford Hospital INCRutherfordton, NC | $2,971 |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC | $2,971 |
| Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC | $2,971 |
| ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC | $2,971 |
Level 3 Vascular Procedures in other states
Questions
How much does level 3 vascular procedures cost in North Carolina?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 3 vascular procedures (APC 5183) at 78 hospitals in North Carolina was billed at $17,071 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $2,810, of which Medicare paid $2,229. 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 6.1 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.