Back & Neck Surgery (Non-Fusion) Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery on the back or neck other than spinal fusion, such as removing a herniated disc or relieving pressure on spinal nerves. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.
State average
$92,187
gross charge · DRG 519
Hospitals
16
with published pricing
Price range
$17,206 – $139,868
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $17,206 - 2
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $58,619Cash pay $15,827 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $59,686Cash pay $16,115Medicare pays (avg) $23,085 - 4
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $64,322Cash pay $38,593 - 5
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $64,322Cash pay $38,593 - 6
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $93,540Cash pay $42,093Medicare pays (avg) $14,846 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $94,921Cash pay $47,461 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157Medicare pays (avg) $13,355 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $110,314Cash pay $55,157 - 16
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $139,868Cash pay $55,947 - 17
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 18
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 19
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 20
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 26
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 27
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 28
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 29
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 30
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 31
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 32
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,139 - 33Gross charge —
- 34
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 35
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,304
16 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for back & neck surgery (non-fusion) (DRG 519). Prices range from $17,206 to $139,868 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $92,187.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of back & neck surgery (non-fusion). 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 back & neck surgery (non-fusion) at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back & neck surgery (non-fusion) in North Carolina, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
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 back & neck surgery (non-fusion) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 519 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.