Your Own Medical Records
G.S. 90-411 — the most a provider may charge for a copy
In North Carolina, a health care provider may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of searching, handling, copying and mailing medical records to the patient or the patient's designated representative, up to the maximum the section sets for each request.
| Pages | Most that may be charged |
|---|---|
| PagesThe first 25 pages | Most that may be chargedseventy-five cents per page |
| PagesPages 26 through 100 | Most that may be chargedfifty cents per page |
| PagesEach page over 100 | Most that may be chargedtwenty-five cents |
| PagesA minimum fee, including copying | Most that may be chargedUp to ten dollars |
- If the patient asks for a narrative summary, a physician may charge a reasonable professional fee for reviewing the record and preparing it.
- Records for a workers' compensation claim are charged at the Industrial Commission's rates instead.
- The section does not apply to disability determination requests made for a Social Security or Supplemental Security Income applicant.
The patient's right to the records themselves, and the time to produce them, come from other law and are not reproduced here. Whether a charge was proper is a question for a court and for a licensed North Carolina attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- G.S. 90-411 — Record copy fee
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed North Carolina attorney.