Appendix Removal Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery to remove the appendix, usually for appendicitis, in otherwise straightforward cases. Most stays are short, covering the operation and a brief recovery.
State average
$54,130
gross charge · DRG 399
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$6,809 – $98,931
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $6,809 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $21,272Cash pay $14,891 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $36,562Cash pay $9,872 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $36,562Cash pay $9,872 - 5
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $40,155Cash pay $24,093 - 6
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $40,155Cash pay $24,093 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $46,028Cash pay $20,713 - 8
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $47,876Cash pay $19,151 - 9
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $54,574Cash pay $21,830 - 10
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $55,432Cash pay $22,173 - 11
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $55,816Cash pay $22,326 - 12
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 13
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 14
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 15
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 16
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 17
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 18
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 19
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $57,646Cash pay $28,823 - 20
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $60,700Cash pay $30,350 - 21
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $75,604Cash pay $30,241 - 22
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $78,703Cash pay $31,481 - 23
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $82,770Cash pay $33,108 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $98,931Cash pay $39,573 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 32Gross charge —
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $21,942 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for appendix removal (DRG 399). Prices range from $6,809 to $98,931 — roughly $92,122 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $54,130.
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 appendix removal 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 appendix removal 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 appendix removal in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 399 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.