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Hospitals in North Carolina with the lowest medicare spending per patient

79 North Carolina hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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79 hospitals ranked in North Carolina by medicare spending per patient; 41 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsOverall star ratinghigher is betterCompare
National average1.00
T50North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile8854, 73rd percentileCompare North Carolina Baptist Hospital
T50The McDowell HospitalMarion, NC · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile653, 43rd percentileCompare The McDowell Hospital
T50UNC Health Care WayneGoldsboro, NC · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile3163, 43rd percentileCompare UNC Health Care Wayne
T50Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile2582, 17th percentileCompare Catawba Valley Medical Center
T50Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1372, 17th percentileCompare Central Carolina Hospital
T50Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile1462, 17th percentileCompare Sampson Regional Medical Center
T57Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile3084, 73rd percentileCompare Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
T57WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile6784, 73rd percentileCompare WakeMed, Raleigh Campus
T57Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1823, 43rd percentileCompare Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
T57Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1013, 43rd percentileCompare Vidant Duplin Hospital
T61WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1565, 94th percentileCompare WakeMed, Cary Hospital
T61Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile8434, 73rd percentileCompare Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health
T61Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1783, 43rd percentileCompare Haywood Regional Medical Center
T61Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile6002, 17th percentileCompare Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
T61Cherokee Indian Hospital AuthorityCherokee, NC · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile26—Compare Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
T66Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile2225, 94th percentileCompare Pardee Hospital Henderson County
T66Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile7353, 43rd percentileCompare Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
T66Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile833, 43rd percentileCompare Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
T66ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile9092, 17th percentileCompare ECU Health Medical Center
T66ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile2062, 17th percentileCompare ECU Health North Hospital
T71Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile2044, 73rd percentileCompare Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc
T71Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile1501, 3rd percentileCompare Onslow Memorial Hospital
T73Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile1022, 17th percentileCompare Maria Parham Medical Center
T73Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile1661, 3rd percentileCompare Columbus Regional Healthcare System
75Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC · Acute care1.02, 33rd percentile1203, 43rd percentileCompare Wilkes Regional Medical Center
76Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir, NC · Acute care1.03, 28th percentile1103, 43rd percentileCompare Caldwell Memorial Hospital
T77Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC · Acute care1.04, 23rd percentile813, 43rd percentileCompare Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
T77Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care1.04, 23rd percentile3382, 17th percentileCompare Frye Regional Medical Center
79Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · Acute care1.06, 16th percentile863, 43rd percentileCompare Harris Regional Hospital

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).