Commercial rate index · state cell
North Carolina healthcare rate index
Commercial contracted rates in North Carolina run 0.86x the national Medicare fee schedule across the office-visit basket. On the Reddenda index, where 100 is the national standard, North Carolina prints 89.2, ranked 45 of 51 states.
Index 89.2
0.86x Medicare
898,113 verified rate points
8/8 basket codes published
The basket, code by code
as of 2026-07-15| CPT | Service | State median | vs Medicare | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99202 | Office visit, new patient, 15-29 min | $66.22 | 0.93x | 122,607 | Benchmark |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30-44 min | $86.00 | 0.78x | 99,056 | Benchmark |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45-59 min | $142.79 | 0.86x | 99,353 | Benchmark |
| 99205 | Office visit, new patient, 60-74 min | $262.17 | 1.19x | 181,181 | Benchmark |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10-19 min | $48.85 | 0.86x | 98,124 | Benchmark |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20-29 min | $57.62 | 0.62x | 99,233 | Benchmark |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30-39 min | $115.73 | 0.88x | 99,490 | Benchmark |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40-54 min | $134.35 | 0.72x | 99,069 | Benchmark |
Medians computed across the full verified distribution of practice-level contracted rates in North Carolina. Publication floor: 11 verified rate points and a non-degenerate spread. Denominator: CMS PFS CY2026 national non-facility. Methodology v1.0.
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
Metros in North Carolina
The market is metro by metro. So is the index.
Greenville
106.81.03x Medicare
Kinston
106.21.02x Medicare
Durham-Chapel Hill
102.50.99x Medicare
Morehead City
99.40.96x Medicare
Rocky Mount
98.90.95x Medicare
Fayetteville
98.70.95x Medicare
Jacksonville
98.50.95x Medicare
Pinehurst-Southern Pin
96.30.93x Medicare
New Bern
95.50.92x Medicare
Goldsboro
94.90.91x Medicare
Washington
920.88x Medicare
Laurinburg
90.40.87x Medicare
Rockingham
87.30.84x Medicare
Shelby-Kings Mountain
87.20.84x Medicare
Greensboro-High Point
87.10.84x Medicare
Lumberton
84.80.82x Medicare
Mount Airy
84.80.82x Medicare
Winston-Salem
84.30.81x Medicare
North Wilkesboro
84.20.81x Medicare
Wilmington
84.20.81x Medicare
Hickory-Lenoir-Morgant
83.70.80x Medicare
Wilson
83.60.80x Medicare
Charlotte-Concord-Gast
82.20.79x Medicare
Albemarle
82.10.79x Medicare
Roanoke Rapids
80.80.78x Medicare
Forest City
80.80.78x Medicare
Waynesville
80.80.78x Medicare
Kill Devil Hills
80.80.78x Medicare
Sanford
80.70.78x Medicare
Asheville
80.40.77x Medicare
Burlington
79.60.77x Medicare
Brevard
79.10.76x Medicare
Elizabeth City
780.75x Medicare
Anderson Creek
780.75x Medicare
Henderson
780.75x Medicare
Boone
780.75x Medicare
Raleigh-Cary
780.75x Medicare
Marion
73.50.71x Medicare
Read it against the country.
The national standard is the RCRI print: 0.9608x Medicare, Vintage 001, established July 2026. North Carolina sits below it. State cells are satellite series to the national print and carry the same frozen methodology.
Cite this page
Source: Reddenda Commercial Rate Atlas, North Carolina. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/atlas/nc/
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RCRI.US.ST.NCDerivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identitystate grain · 898,113 verified rate pointsas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0