Summary

3 facilities within 25 miles of Winston-Salem publish prices for Diagnostic Mammography Bilateral. Cash prices range from $274 to $451 — a 1.6x difference for an identical procedure. The North Carolina average is $398.

Choosing the lowest-priced facility over the highest saves $176.

$274 lowest
$451 highest
Best Value

Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center

Kernersville, VA · Novant Health · 9.6 mi

$274 Cash price

Lowest published cash price in the area at $274.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center · 9.6 mi ·
$274
2
Davie Medical Center · 12.0 mi ·
$365
3
High Point Regional Health System 2★ · 16.7 mi · Nonprofit
$451
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center Novant Health Kernersville, NC · 9.6 mi $274 $457 1.67x
2 Davie Medical Center Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Bermuda Run, NC · 12.0 mi $365 $730 2.0x
3 High Point Regional Health System UNC Health High Point, NC · 16.7 mi $451 $902 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 Diagnostic Mammography Bilateral. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center

Cash: $274
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Carolina Complete Medicaid $85 -$189
AmeriHealth Medicaid $87 -$188
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthy Blue Medicaid $87 -$188
UnitedHealthcare Medicaid $87 -$188
Wellcare Medicaid $87 -$188
Cigna ACA $177 -$97
Caresource North Carolina Qualified Health Plan $183 -$91
Aetna Medicare $228 -$46
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Home $239 -$36
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Value $247 -$27
Cigna Commercial $271 -$3
Plotkin Health All Plans $274 same
Aetna Commercial $282 +$7

32 additional plans not shown.

Davie Medical Center

Cash: $365
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicare $108 -$257
Cigna $108 -$257
Humana $110 -$255
Medicaid $141 -$224
Blue Local Individual $193 -$172
Ambetter $218 -$147
UnitedHealthcare $245 -$120
Aetna $269 -$96
Blue Cross Blue Shield $269 -$96
MedCost $358 -$7
Direct Net Managed Care $431 +$66
Healthgram Managed Care $511 +$146

High Point Regional Health System

Cash: $451
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Cigna $108 -$343
Medicare $108 -$343
Humana $111 -$340
Medicaid $140 -$311
UnitedHealthcare $154 -$297
Blue Cross Blue Shield $215 -$236
Aetna $433 -$18
MedCost $451 same
Direct Net $533 +$82
Coventry WellPath Carolinas $722 +$271
Coventry WellPath (National) $767 +$316
Coventry First Health $839 +$388
Beech Street $857 +$406

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 Diagnostic Mammography Bilateral (CPT 77066). 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 Kernersville Medical Center N/A (for-profit)
Davie Medical Center N/A (for-profit)
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.