Rutherford Regional Medical Center billing

288 South Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139

  • Proprietary
  • Acute Care Hospitals
  • CMS rating 2 of 5

1. Call billing

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Main hospital line
(828) 286-5000
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2. See if you qualify for free or discounted care

Hospitals that aren't nonprofit don't have to offer financial assistance, but many do. Ask billing for their policy, and check your income below.

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3. Send it in writing

A written request creates a record. Fill in your details, then print, email or mail it to Rutherford Regional Medical Center billing.

  • Request an itemized bill
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  • Apply for financial assistance
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  • Dispute a charge
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Rutherford Regional Medical Center in Rutherfordton, North Carolina is a Proprietary hospital. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars for overall quality. BillKarma was unable to compute a billing grade for this hospital because their published price transparency file contains only 2 procedures — insufficient for a representative markup analysis.

Common procedure prices

Last updated: 2026-10-21

Code Description Hospital charge Cash price Medicare pays Markup
11042 Wound Debridement $12133.80 $4853.52 $55.78 217.5×
10060 Abscess Drainage $606.10 $242.44 $100.54 6.0×

Highlighted: charged at 5× or more what Medicare pays for the same code.

How to dispute a bill from Rutherford Regional Medical Center

Last updated: 2026-10-21

RUTHERFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER does not have enough pricing data in their published file for BillKarma to compute a billing grade. However, you can still dispute individual charges using Medicare rates as your benchmark. Request the self-pay or cash discount rate from billing — most hospitals offer significant reductions off their list prices for uninsured or high-deductible patients. Request an itemized bill with CPT codes from their billing department, then use the BillKarma calculator to look up the Medicare rate for each code.

Location

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Map shows Rutherford Regional Medical Center at 288 SOUTH RIDGECREST AVE, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, 28139. Nearby hospitals within 50 miles include Adventhealth Hendersonville, Atrium Health Behavioral Health, Atrium Health Cabarrus.

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