UNC Hospitals
prices.
Cash-pay and insurance prices for 26 procedures at UNC Hospitals, pulled from the federally-mandated machine-readable file the hospital is required to publish. Cash-pay range across these procedures: $31 to $3,827.
Procedure prices.
- Abdominal ultrasound, complete CPT 76700 $685
- Brain MRI with and without contrast CPT 70553 $3,118
- Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 $2,306
- Carotid duplex ultrasound CPT 93880 $692
- CBC with differential CPT 85025 $90
- Chest X-ray, single view CPT 71045 $161
- Comprehensive metabolic panel CPT 80053 $259
- CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast CPT 74177 $3,827
- DXA bone density scan CPT 77080 $547
- Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler CPT 93306 $1,337 to $1,351
- Hemoglobin A1c CPT 83036 $100
- Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast CPT 73721 $2,205
- Lipid panel CPT 80061 $152
- Lumbar epidural steroid injection CPT 64483 $1,507
- Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 $2,114
- Mammogram, screening CPT 77067 $226
- New patient office visit, level 3 CPT 99203 $149
- New patient office visit, level 4 CPT 99204 $190
- Office visit, established patient, level 3 CPT 99213 $160
- Office visit, established patient, level 4 CPT 99214 $244
- Polysomnography (sleep study) CPT 95810 $2,503 to $2,520
- Prostate biopsy CPT 55700 $3,755
- Psychotherapy, 45 minutes CPT 90834 $151 to $152
- Thyroid ultrasound CPT 76536 $536
- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) CPT 84443 $114
- Urinalysis CPT 81002 $31
Compare UNC Hospitals to peers.
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Open the comparison →CMS quality rating.
5/5 stars on CMS Hospital Care Compare. Based on ~50 measures of safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. View on Care Compare ↗
Patient experience.
CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 2,471 completed surveys.
| Measure | This hospital | Network avg | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCAHPS overall star rating | 4/5 | 2.9/5 | +1.1 |
| Would definitely recommend | 80% | 70.3% | +10pp |
| Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 | 78% | 69.2% | +9pp |
| Nurses always communicated well | 80% | 75.9% | +4pp |
| Doctors always communicated well | 82% | 76.9% | +5pp |
| Given clear info about recovery | 88% | 84.8% | +3pp |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 72% | 68.6% | +3pp |
| Staff always explained meds | 62% | 57.8% | +4pp |
| Quiet at night, always | 64% | 52.6% | +11pp |
About this data.
The prices above are pulled directly from UNC Hospitals's machine-readable file (MRF), required under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50). We download the file, parse the rows for our shoppable CPT set, and publish the dollar amounts as the hospital published them. No surveys, no estimates.
Cash-pay rates are what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan; pick a payer in the comparison tool to see plan-specific numbers.