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Wakemed, Cary Hospital

WakeMed, Cary Hospital in Cary, NC charges 7.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 69 analyzed procedures, making it a relatively moderate-priced nonprofit facility.

Cary, NC 27518 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 5/5

By David Park , Healthcare Cost Researcher · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
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David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.

69 procedures analyzed
CMS price transparency data
Updated 2026-04-03
Median 5.2x3.0x15.0x
7.5x
Medicare markup ratio
NC lowestWakemed, Cary HospitalNC highest
7.5x
Avg markup ratio
7.6x
Median markup
69
Procedures
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Pricing grade

D

High

Avg markup vs Medicare

7.46x

Charge / Medicare rate

Max markup

12.09x

Worst procedure

Procedures analyzed

69

With pricing data

Outlier procedures

0%

Above 90th percentile

Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.

ProcedureCodeGross chargeCash priceMedicareMarkup
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC066$35,957$17,97912.1x
KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC660$75,901$37,95011x
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC948$38,231$19,11611x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC194$40,373$20,18710.4x
CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC036$113,664$56,83210x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC287$42,446$21,2239.8x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC195$25,515$12,7579.7x
HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC305$33,087$16,5449.5x
FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC536$33,504$16,7529.4x
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC191$41,435$20,7179.4x
GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC390$21,233$10,6179.4x
PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC176$33,707$16,8539x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC482$79,671$39,8369x
SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE312$38,306$19,1538.9x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC378$46,550$23,2758.8x
LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC493$121,514$60,7578.7x
PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE189$58,108$29,0548.7x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC641$32,455$16,2278.7x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC310$19,233$9,6168.6x
KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC661$40,525$20,2638.6x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS065$43,644$21,8228.6x
OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC394$39,795$19,8988.5x
GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC389$29,592$14,7968.5x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC481$99,095$49,5478.4x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC331$73,028$36,5148.3x
MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC552$39,781$19,8908.3x
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC682$66,419$33,2108.3x
O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC621$59,661$29,8318.2x
MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC470$80,820$40,4107.9x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC309$27,821$13,9117.9x
DIABETES WITH CC638$38,129$19,0647.8x
RENAL FAILURE WITH CC683$32,398$16,1997.7x
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC392$27,936$13,9687.7x
HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC522$95,498$47,7497.6x
CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC035$109,678$54,8397.6x
TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC086$49,870$24,9357.4x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC872$36,622$18,3117.3x
KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC690$28,420$14,2107.3x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC330$106,491$53,2467.3x
SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC460$160,160$80,0807.2x
CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC603$31,566$15,7837x
EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC982$120,461$60,2306.9x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC480$133,251$66,6266.8x
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC190$42,717$21,3586.7x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC064$59,183$29,5916.6x
PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE175$49,784$24,8926.6x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC308$39,981$19,9916.5x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC640$51,640$25,8206.5x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC377$62,161$31,0816.4x
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC300$34,734$17,3676.4x

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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.

Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.

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