Acute Stress Reaction Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A hospital stay for an intense emotional or psychological reaction to a stressful event or life crisis. Care focuses on safety, stabilization, counseling, and planning follow-up support.
State average
$24,564
gross charge · DRG 880
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$3,994 – $52,494
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($3,994 at Randolph Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $3,994 - 2
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $8,854Cash pay $3,542 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $10,958Cash pay $4,383 - 4
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $15,680Cash pay $6,272 - 5
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $17,658Cash pay $12,361 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $18,315Cash pay $4,945 - 7
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $18,315Cash pay $4,945 - 8
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $22,120Cash pay $8,848 - 9
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $23,890Cash pay $10,750 - 10
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $24,816Cash pay $12,408 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $25,729Cash pay $12,864 - 19
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $29,164Cash pay $11,666 - 20
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $32,620Cash pay $19,572 - 21
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $32,620Cash pay $19,572 - 22
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $47,645Cash pay $19,058 - 23
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $52,494Cash pay $20,998 - 24
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 26
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 27
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 36
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,569 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
23 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for acute stress reaction (DRG 880). Prices range from $3,994 to $52,494 — roughly $48,500 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $24,564.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists acute stress reaction at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent acute stress reaction admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. North Carolina hospitals missing from the list either don't perform acute stress reaction in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 880 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.