Back & Neck Surgery (Non-Fusion) Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the back or neck that does not fuse bones of the spine together, such as removing part of a damaged disc or relieving pressure on a nerve. Patients are usually up and walking soon after surgery, with a short recovery stay.
State average
$66,175
gross charge · DRG 520
Hospitals
16
with published pricing
Price range
$30,910 – $87,331
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $30,910Cash pay $8,346 - 2
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $45,681Cash pay $18,272 - 3
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $49,525Cash pay $24,762 - 4
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $54,949Cash pay $32,970 - 5
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $54,949Cash pay $32,970 - 6
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $60,844Cash pay $27,380Medicare pays (avg) $10,400 - 7
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $67,401Cash pay $18,198Medicare pays (avg) $10,285 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $75,901Cash pay $37,950 - 16
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $87,331Cash pay $34,933 - 17
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 18
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,110 - 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 $37,110 - 26
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,110 - 27
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,110 - 28
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,110 - 29
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 30
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,110 - 31
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,110 - 32
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $37,110 - 33Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 35
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
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16 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for back & neck surgery (non-fusion) (DRG 520). Prices range from $30,910 to $87,331 — roughly $56,421 apart. The cheapest is Duke Regional Hospital in Durham; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $66,175.
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 520 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.