North Carolina / Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
CMS certification 340188 · Raeford, NC · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital reported 91 Medicare inpatient stays across 5 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.79 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 30 stays at an average charge of $24,851, 72% below the national average. It also billed 306 outpatient services, charging 5.06 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 91
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.79×
- 3Rank in NC (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 5 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 30 | $24,851 | -72% | $14,939 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 25 | $17,764 | -68% | $10,994 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 14 | $18,920 | -50% | $7,793 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 11 | $24,765 | -59% | $11,204 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $12,400 | -67% | $7,707 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 107 | $41,254 | $11,347 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 76 | $22,467 | $2,357 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 30 | $3,777 | $1,399 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 27 | $21,639 | $5,923 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 24 | $9,875 | $2,724 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 18 | $4,221 | $1,680 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 13 | $23,585 | $2,774 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $62,213 | $16,184 |
Against the North Carolina average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital charged $24,851 on average, 56% less than the North Carolina average of $56,936, and was paid $14,939 against a state average of $16,444. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital charged $17,764 on average, 50% less than the North Carolina average of $35,799, and was paid $10,994 against a state average of $11,305. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital charged $18,920 on average, 29% less than the North Carolina average of $26,784, and was paid $7,793 against a state average of $7,680. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital charged $24,765 on average, 38% less than the North Carolina average of $39,905, and was paid $11,204 against a state average of $11,523. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $41,254 was 33% below the state average of $61,166. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $22,467 was 20% above the state average of $18,779. For Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5112), its average charge of $3,777 was 63% below the state average of $10,089. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $21,639 was 44% below the state average of $38,985.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital in Raeford, NC, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-02-13 (CMS case 6959)
- Closure Notice — 2026-05-15 (CMS case 6959)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.