Summary

7 facilities within 25 miles of High Point publish prices for Heart Calcium Score (Cardiac CT). Cash prices range from $115 to $1,128 — a 9.8x difference for an identical procedure. The North Carolina average is $415.

$115 lowest
$1,128 highest
Best Value

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Winston-Salem, VA · Novant Health · 14.4 mi

$115 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
68.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 68%. Cash price of $115 is below the statewide average of $415.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center 4★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$115
2
Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center · 21.7 mi ·
$115
3
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center · 12.0 mi ·
$115
4
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center 3★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$150
5
High Point Regional Health System 2★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$765
6
Davie Medical Center · 23.3 mi ·
$1,128
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Novant Health Winston-Salem, NC · 14.4 mi $115 $192 1.67x 4/5 68.0% Nonprofit
2 Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center Novant Health Clemmons, NC · 21.7 mi $115 $192 1.67x
3 Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center Novant Health Kernersville, NC · 12.0 mi $115 $192 1.67x
4 Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Novant Health Thomasville, NC · 14.4 mi $150 $250 1.67x 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
5 High Point Regional Health System UNC Health High Point, NC · 0.0 mi $765 $1,529 2.0x 2/5 64.0% Nonprofit
6 Davie Medical Center Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Bermuda Run, NC · 23.3 mi $1,128 $2,255 2.0x
7 Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Novant Health Winston-Salem, NC · 14.4 mi 4/5 92.0% Nonprofit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Heart Calcium Score (Cardiac CT). Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Cash: $115
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Carolina Complete Medicaid $36 -$80
AmeriHealth Medicaid $36 -$79
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Blue Medicaid $36 -$79
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $36 -$79
Wellcare Medicaid $36 -$79
Cigna ACA $74 -$41
Caresource North Carolina Qualified Health Plan $77 -$38
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $84 -$31

39 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center

Cash: $115
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Carolina Complete Medicaid $36 -$80
AmeriHealth Medicaid $36 -$79
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Blue Medicaid $36 -$79
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $36 -$79
Wellcare Medicaid $36 -$79
Cigna ACA $74 -$41
Caresource North Carolina Qualified Health Plan $77 -$38
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $84 -$31

39 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center

Cash: $115
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Carolina Complete Medicaid $36 -$80
AmeriHealth Medicaid $36 -$79
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Blue Medicaid $36 -$79
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $36 -$79
Wellcare Medicaid $36 -$79
Cigna ACA $74 -$41
Caresource North Carolina Qualified Health Plan $77 -$38
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $78 -$37
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $84 -$31

39 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

Cash: $150
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Carolina Complete Medicaid $45 -$105
AmeriHealth Medicaid $46 -$104
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Blue Medicaid $46 -$104
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $46 -$104
Wellcare Medicaid $46 -$104
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $78 -$72
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $78 -$72
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $78 -$72
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $78 -$72
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $78 -$72
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $78 -$72
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $84 -$66
Humana Medicare $84 -$66
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $84 -$66

38 additional plans not shown.

High Point Regional Health System

Cash: $765
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Cigna $85 -$680
Medicare $85 -$680
Humana $86 -$679
Medicaid $238 -$527
UnitedHealthcare $240 -$525
MedCost $702 -$63
Aetna $734 -$31
Blue Cross Blue Shield $740 -$25
Direct Net $904 +$139
Coventry WellPath Carolinas $1,223 +$458
Coventry WellPath (National) $1,300 +$535
Coventry First Health $1,422 +$657
Beech Street $1,453 +$688

Davie Medical Center

Cash: $1,128
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicare $79 -$1,049
Cigna $79 -$1,049
Humana $80 -$1,048
Medicaid $432 -$696
UnitedHealthcare $436 -$692
Blue Local Individual $627 -$501
Ambetter $674 -$454
Aetna $832 -$296
Blue Cross Blue Shield $840 -$288
MedCost $852 -$276
Direct Net Managed Care $1,333 +$205
Healthgram Managed Care $1,579 +$451

Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage65 $78
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCare $78
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare HMO $78
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueMedicare PPO $78
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueSelect $78
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO $78
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Medicare $84
Humana Medicare $84
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $84
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $84
Aetna Medicare $87
Cigna HealthSpring $87
Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueOptions $88
Blue Cross Blue Shield CoverFL $88
Blue Cross Blue Shield GoBlue $88

9 additional plans not shown.

Before you call

The data in this report is from each hospital's publicly filed prices. Here's how to use it.

Confirm the price

Call the hospital's billing department and ask for a price estimate or Good Faith Estimate for Heart Calcium Score (Cardiac CT) (CPT 75571). Under federal law, they must provide this. Compare it to the published price in this report.

Ask about cash pay

If you haven't met your deductible, ask for the cash/self-pay rate. At many hospitals, the cash price is lower than the insurance-negotiated rate. You can see this in the insurance table above — some negotiated rates exceed the cash price.

Compare before you schedule

You are not required to use the facility your doctor referred you to. You can request a referral to any in-network facility. The same procedure, same quality — sometimes at a fraction of the price.

Ask about financial help

Most nonprofit hospitals in Virginia offer financial assistance to patients based on household income. This is separate from insurance — even insured patients can qualify. Ask billing for their Financial Assistance Policy.

Financial assistance by facility

Nonprofit hospitals are legally required to have financial assistance programs. Below is what we know about each facility's charitable care.

Facility Status Charity Care Provided How to Apply
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center N/A (for-profit)
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center N/A (for-profit)
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
High Point Regional Health System Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Davie Medical Center N/A (for-profit)
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application

What to do next

  1. Identify your top 2-3 facilities based on price, quality rating, and distance. The data in this report shows that lower price does not mean lower quality — check the star ratings.
  2. Call billing before you schedule. Confirm the published price. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Ask whether there's a prompt-pay or cash-pay discount beyond the listed rate.
  3. Check your deductible status. If you haven't met your deductible, compare the cash rate to what you'd owe through insurance. In some cases, paying cash is cheaper than using your plan.
  4. Apply for financial assistance if your household income is under $60,000-$125,000 (thresholds vary). Most eligible patients never apply because they don't know the program exists.
  5. Get everything in writing. Before your procedure, get a written price estimate. After, review the bill line by line. Roughly 80% of hospital bills contain errors (Becker's Hospital Review).

Data sources

Hospital prices
Published machine-readable files, required under CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR Part 180)
Quality ratings
CMS Hospital Compare, updated quarterly
Patient satisfaction
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems)
Financial data
CMS Cost Reports (charity care, revenue) and IRS 990 filings (officer compensation)

This report is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Every price shown is a price a hospital published — not an estimate. Actual out-of-pocket costs depend on your insurance plan, deductible status, and clinical circumstances. Consult your healthcare provider and insurer before making decisions.