Best Hospitals in North Carolina 2026

North Carolina has 120 hospitals with an average procedure payment of $15K. The top-rated hospital is Rex Hospital in Raleigh with a 5-star CMS rating.

Top 20 of 120 Hospitals in North Carolina

#	Hospital	City	Quality	Avg Payment	Value
1	Rex Hospital	Raleigh	★★★★★	$10K	A
2	Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center	Asheville	★★★★★	$15K	A
3	Duke University Hospital	Durham	★★★★★	$15K	A
4	Pardee Hospital Henderson County	Hendersonville	★★★★★	$13K	A
5	Unc Hospitals	Chapel Hill	★★★★★	$13K	A
6	Wakemed, Cary Hospital	Cary	★★★★★	$16K	B
7	Ecu Health Bertie Hospital	Windsor	★★★★★	$12K	A
8	Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce	Asheville	★★★★☆	$13K	A
9	Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center	Winston-Salem	★★★★☆	$16K	B
10	Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital	Pinehurst	★★★★☆	$14K	B
11	Caromont Regional Medical Center	Gastonia	★★★★☆	$15K	B
12	Wakemed, Raleigh Campus	Raleigh	★★★★☆	$14K	B
13	Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The	Greensboro	★★★★☆	$20K	B
14	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center	Charlotte	★★★★☆	$15K	B
15	Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center	Huntersville	★★★★☆	$17K	B
16	Duke Regional Hospital	Durham	★★★★☆	$16K	B
17	Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center	Charlotte	★★★★☆	$15K	B
18	Watauga Medical Center	Boone	★★★★☆	$14K	B
19	Atrium Health Lincoln	Lincolnton	★★★★☆	$14K	B
20	Durham Va Medical Center	Durham	★★★★☆	$13K	B

Hospital quality and cost data for North Carolina is sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
— CMS Hospital Compare (2024)

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on CMS quality ratings and outcome scores, Rex Hospital in Raleigh is the top-rated hospital in North Carolina with a 5-star quality rating and an average procedure payment of $10K.

North Carolina has 120 Medicare-participating hospitals. The average procedure payment across the state is $15K.

Hospitals are ranked by CMS star quality rating (1-5 stars) and then by outcome score, which reflects mortality rates and patient safety. The Value Score also factors in cost — so the best hospitals deliver great outcomes at reasonable prices.

Sources: CMS Hospital Compare

Last updated: April 2026

Hospitals ranked by CMS star quality rating and outcome score. Value Score: price percentile (40% inverted), quality rating (40%), outcome score (20%).

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