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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. Leading: Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital, Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc. 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
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1Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · Acute care0.72, 100th percentile414, 73rd percentileCompare Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
2Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.86, 94th percentile365, 94th percentileCompare Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
3Lexington Memorial Hospital IncLexington, NC · Acute care0.88, 92nd percentile942, 17th percentileCompare Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
T4Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care0.89, 90th percentile3915, 94th percentileCompare Duke Regional Hospital
T4Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care0.89, 90th percentile3144, 73rd percentileCompare Carolina East Medical Center
T4Granville Health SystemsOxford, NC · Acute care0.89, 90th percentile622, 17th percentileCompare Granville Health Systems
T4Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute care0.89, 90th percentile3142, 17th percentileCompare Southeastern Regional Medical Center
T8Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile4574, 73rd percentileCompare Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
T8Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile1454, 73rd percentileCompare Randolph Hospital
T10Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile1025, 94th percentileCompare Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
T10Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile1574, 73rd percentileCompare Atrium Health Union
T10North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile24—Compare North Carolina Specialty Hospital
T13Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile1365, 94th percentileCompare Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
T13FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile3954, 73rd percentileCompare FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
T13Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile604, 73rd percentileCompare Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
T13UNC RockinghamEden, NC · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile1084, 73rd percentileCompare UNC Rockingham
T13Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile503, 43rd percentileCompare Person Memorial Hospital
T13Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile1172, 17th percentileCompare Carteret General Hospital
T13Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile36—Compare Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
T20AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile1035, 94th percentileCompare AdventHealth Hendersonville
T20Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile4255, 94th percentileCompare Rex Hospital
T20Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile2383, 43rd percentileCompare Alamance Regional Medical Center
T20Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile1303, 43rd percentileCompare Atrium Health University City
T20Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile1083, 43rd percentileCompare Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
T20Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile2473, 43rd percentileCompare Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
T20Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile1043, 43rd percentileCompare Scotland Memorial Hospital
T20Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle, NC · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile1093, 43rd percentileCompare Stanly Regional Medical Center
T28Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1124, 73rd percentileCompare Northern Regional Hospital
T28Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile754, 73rd percentileCompare Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
T28UNC Lenoir Health CareKinston, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile2354, 73rd percentileCompare UNC Lenoir Health Care
T28Atrium Health ClevelandShelby, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile2413, 43rd percentileCompare Atrium Health Cleveland
T28Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile3443, 43rd percentileCompare Atrium Health Pineville
T28Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1,2323, 43rd percentileCompare Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital
T28Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile7693, 43rd percentileCompare Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
T28Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1493, 43rd percentileCompare Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
T28Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1432, 17th percentileCompare Rutherford Regional Medical Center
T28Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1051, 3rd percentileCompare Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
T28Atrium Health AnsonWadesboro, NC · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile15—Compare Atrium Health Anson
T39Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1,0195, 94th percentileCompare Duke University Hospital
T39UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile7245, 94th percentileCompare UNC Hospitals
T39Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile4424, 73rd percentileCompare Caromont Regional Medical Center
T39Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1754, 73rd percentileCompare Johnston Health
T39Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile9124, 73rd percentileCompare Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
T39UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile3324, 73rd percentileCompare UNC Health Nash
T39Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1103, 43rd percentileCompare Atrium Health Lincoln
T39Watauga Medical CenterBoone, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1173, 43rd percentileCompare Watauga Medical Center
T39High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile3542, 17th percentileCompare High Point Regional Health System
T39Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1242, 17th percentileCompare Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
T39Wilson Medical CenterWilson, NC · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile3171, 3rd percentileCompare Wilson Medical Center
T50Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile8775, 94th percentileCompare Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

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).