42/100
#1,544 nationally
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610 · (919) 350-8000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Wakemed, Raleigh Campus billed $5.08 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
- 5.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 193
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NC
- #56
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 39% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 61% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,205 | $22,418 | $2,449 | +15% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
385 | $57,444 | $16,935 | -12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
308 | $23,488 | $2,904 | -7% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
286 | $34,619 | $11,522 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
204 | $165,825 | $20,942 | +25% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
154 | $25,701 | $8,139 | -14% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
141 | $69,572 | $11,546 | +11% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
119 | $42,405 | $14,283 | -23% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
119 | $40,349 | $11,728 | -13% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
117 | $12,014 | $1,809 | -7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 027 · Inpatient stay |
$203,973 | $24,182 | +68% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$179,699 | $24,127 | +59% |
|
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications
MS-DRG 269 · Inpatient stay |
$254,051 | $36,003 | +54% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,630 | $1,528 | +46% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,295 | $5,146 | +45% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,306 | $2,914 | +44% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
$177,114 | $25,988 | +42% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,113 | $1,739 | +42% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$55,887 | $20,406 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,677 | $1,409 | -34% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$22,485 | $7,514 | -33% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$28,993 | $10,360 | -32% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$186,058 | $51,417 | -31% |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
$49,016 | $14,760 | -29% |
|
Skin Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay |
$36,313 | $13,102 | -29% |
|
Other Circulatory System Operating Room Procedures
MS-DRG 264 · Inpatient stay |
$96,326 | $26,400 | -29% |
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.