27/100
#1,949 nationally
Central Carolina Hospital
1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 774-2100
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Central Carolina Hospital billed $6.22 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 6.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 19
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #73
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 30% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 19% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 43% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
216 | $16,435 | $2,061 | +40% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
86 | $69,901 | $14,964 | +7% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $24,516 | $2,397 | +26% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $51,396 | $10,454 | +18% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $150,486 | $15,475 | +58% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $48,800 | $9,207 | +17% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $50,657 | $10,640 | +9% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $35,882 | $6,772 | +17% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $41,710 | $7,152 | +40% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $43,466 | $3,059 | +87% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$43,466 | $3,059 | +87% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$46,374 | $2,886 | +84% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$72,898 | $8,442 | +77% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,773 | $2,819 | +66% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,184 | $1,434 | +61% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$150,486 | $15,475 | +58% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$41,710 | $7,152 | +40% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,435 | $2,061 | +40% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$50,694 | $12,547 | +5% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$69,901 | $14,964 | +7% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$50,657 | $10,640 | +9% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$43,457 | $8,132 | +11% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$51,429 | $8,713 | +13% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$48,800 | $9,207 | +17% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$47,815 | $9,277 | +17% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$35,882 | $6,772 | +17% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.