Central Carolina Hospital prices
Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Central Carolina Hospital publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $1,138. Insurers pay a median of $721, across 18 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "Emergency dept visit" | $326 | - | $142$93.60 to $499, 18 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "Emergency dept visit" | $1,492 | - | $463$168 to $1,169, 18 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "Emergency dept visit" | $1,138 | - | $721$294 to $2,887, 18 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "Emergency dept visit" | $4,437 | - | $1,165$453 to $3,391, 18 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "Emergency dept visit" | $3,190 | - | $1,387$652 to $5,061, 18 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "Est pt level 3" | $868 | - | - |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "Est pt op lvl 4" | $2,363 | - | - |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "Routine venipuncture" | $71.71 | - | - |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "Cyanocobalamn upto1mg ij" | $102 | - | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "Comp metabolic panel" | $560 | - | $9.26$9.26 to $9.26, 6 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "Basic metabolic panel" | $384 | - | $7.42$7.42 to $7.42, 6 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "Cbc auto diff" | $368 | - | $6.81$6.81 to $6.81, 6 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "Lipid panel" | $374 | - | $11.74$11.74 to $13.79, 11 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "Hepatic function pan" | $378 | - | $7.16$7.16 to $7.16, 6 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "Ankle min 3 views rt" | $1,513 | - | $68.63$65.26 to $96.41, 12 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "Ct abd & pelvis w/o contrast" | $8,216 | - | $283$239 to $394, 13 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "Ct abd pelvis w cm" | $4,910 | - | $438$362 to $476, 13 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "Ct abd & pelv 1/> regns" | $10,059 | - | $476$362 to $488, 13 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "Mri brain stem w/o dye" | $5,964 | - | $574$508 to $844, 13 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye" | $8,325 | - | $787$776 to $936, 13 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "Mri pelvis w/o contr" | $8,172 | - | $574$508 to $844, 13 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "Mri pelvis w/o & w/dye" | $7,069 | - | $787$776 to $936, 13 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "Tte w/doppler complete" | $13,892 | - | $583$583 to $600, 5 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "Trnsthor 2d echo cmplete" | $894 | - | $257$257 to $265, 5 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "Ekg trace only" | $465 | - | $63.14$63.14 to $65.04, 5 insurers |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "Laparoscopic cholecystectomy" | $43,441 | - | $13,195$6,202 to $15,073, 20 insurers |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomyCPT 29881, listed as "Knee arthroscopy/surgery" | $34,505 to $66,905 | - | $8,541$3,449 to $14,406, 20 insurers |
Source: Central Carolina Hospital's standard charges file, which the hospital dated July 20, 2026. Read on September 28, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Central Carolina Hospital to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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