Summary

5 facilities within 25 miles of High Point publish prices for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. Cash prices range from $94 to $195 — a 2.1x difference for an identical procedure. The North Carolina average is $156.

Choosing the lowest-priced facility over the highest saves $100. The lowest-priced facility (Novant Health Medical Park Hospital) has a 4-star CMS quality rating — lower price does not mean lower quality.

$94 lowest
$195 highest
Best Value

Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

Winston-Salem, VA · Novant Health · 14.4 mi

$94 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
92.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 92%. Cash price of $94 is below the statewide average of $156.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital 4★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$94
2
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center 4★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$94
3
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center 3★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$94
4
Lexington Memorial Hospital INC 3★ · 14.4 mi · Nonprofit
$98
5
High Point Regional Health System 2★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$195
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Novant Health Winston-Salem, NC · 14.4 mi $94 $157 1.67x 4/5 92.0% Nonprofit
2 Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Novant Health Winston-Salem, NC · 14.4 mi $94 $157 1.67x 4/5 68.0% Nonprofit
3 Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Novant Health Thomasville, NC · 14.4 mi $94 $157 1.67x 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
4 Lexington Memorial Hospital INC Lexington, NC · 14.4 mi $98 $196 2.0x 3/5 72.0% Nonprofit
5 High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC · 0.0 mi $195 $390 2.0x 2/5 64.0% Nonprofit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

Cash: $94
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Blue Medicare $11 -$84
Humana Medicare $11 -$84
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $11 -$84
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $11 -$84
Aetna Medicare $11 -$83
Cigna HealthSpring $11 -$83
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $11 -$83
Carolina Complete Medicaid $37 -$57
AmeriHealth Medicaid $38 -$56
Anthem Healthy Blue Medicaid $38 -$56
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $38 -$56
Wellcare Medicaid $38 -$56
Cigna ACA $61 -$33

39 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Cash: $94
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Blue Medicare $11 -$84
Humana Medicare $11 -$84
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $11 -$84
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $11 -$84
Aetna Medicare $11 -$83
Cigna HealthSpring $11 -$83
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $11 -$83
Carolina Complete Medicaid $29 -$65
AmeriHealth Medicaid $30 -$64
Anthem Healthy Blue Medicaid $30 -$64
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $30 -$64
Wellcare Medicaid $30 -$64
Cigna ACA $61 -$33

39 additional plans not shown.

Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

Cash: $94
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Blue Medicare $11 -$84
Humana Medicare $11 -$84
Pace of the Southern Piedmont All Plans $11 -$84
UnitedHealthcare Medicare $11 -$84
Aetna Medicare $11 -$83
Cigna HealthSpring $11 -$83
Liberty Health Medicare HMO $11 -$83
Carolina Complete Medicaid $29 -$66
AmeriHealth Medicaid $29 -$65
Anthem Healthy Blue Medicaid $29 -$65
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $29 -$65
Wellcare Medicaid $29 -$65
Cigna ACA $62 -$32

38 additional plans not shown.

Lexington Memorial Hospital INC

Cash: $98
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicare $11 -$87
Cigna $11 -$87
HealthTeam Advantage $11 -$87
Medicaid $16 -$82
Blue Local Individual $29 -$69
Ambetter $35 -$63
Blue Local Group $38 -$60
Blue Value $42 -$56
Anthem $47 -$51
Medcost Ultra $86 -$12
UnitedHealthcare $98 same
DirectNet $116 +$18
Medcost $136 +$38
Healthgram Lexington Brands $141 +$43
Coventry Wellpath $147 +$49

7 additional plans not shown.

High Point Regional Health System

Cash: $195
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Cigna $11 -$184
Medicare $11 -$184
UnitedHealthcare $13 -$182
Medicaid $16 -$179
Anthem $117 -$78
Medcost Ultra $179 -$16
Direct Net $230 +$35
Aetna $246 +$51
Medcost $267 +$72
Revenue Code $301 +$106
Coventry WellPath Carolinas $312 +$117
Coventry WellPath (National) $332 +$137
Coventry First Health $363 +$168
Beech Street $371 +$176
Humana $371 +$176

1 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 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CPT 80053). 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 Medical Park Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Lexington Memorial Hospital INC Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
High Point Regional Health System 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.