Appendectomy Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery to remove the appendix, usually because of appendicitis, an inflamed or ruptured appendix. The stay includes the operation, antibiotics, and recovery.
State average
$84,118
gross charge · DRG 397
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$15,661 – $140,289
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $15,661 - 2
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $43,340Cash pay $17,336 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $44,393Cash pay $31,075 - 4
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $50,585Cash pay $20,234 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $52,855Cash pay $14,271 - 6
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $71,597Cash pay $42,958 - 7
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $71,597Cash pay $42,958 - 8
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $82,297Cash pay $22,220 - 9
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $86,738Cash pay $43,369 - 10
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 12
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 13
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 14
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 15
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 16
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 17
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $94,433Cash pay $47,217 - 18
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $97,203Cash pay $38,881 - 19
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $97,696Cash pay $39,078 - 20
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $112,080Cash pay $44,832 - 21
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $128,800Cash pay $51,520 - 22
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $140,289Cash pay $63,130 - 23
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 25
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 26
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 34
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 35
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 36
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 37
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 38
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $35,613 - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 41
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for appendectomy (DRG 397). Prices range from $15,661 to $140,289 — roughly 9×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. The state average sits at $84,118.
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 appendectomy 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 appendectomy 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 appendectomy in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 397 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.