DRG 516 · Musculoskeletal

Other Bone, Joint & Muscle Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

An operation on bones, joints, muscles, or connective tissue that does not fit a more specific surgical category. The stay includes the procedure, pain management, and early rehabilitation.

State average
$67,350
gross charge · DRG 516
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$13,069 – $122,192
low to high
Lowest $13,069 Highest $122,192

20 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for other bone, joint & muscle surgery (DRG 516). Prices range from $13,069 to $122,192 — roughly 9×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $67,350.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of other bone, joint & muscle surgery. 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 other bone, joint & muscle surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling other bone, joint & muscle surgery 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 other bone, joint & muscle surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 516 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    Gross charge $13,069
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $17,026
    Cash pay $11,918
  3. 3

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $53,182
    Cash pay $26,591
  4. 4

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,120
  5. 5

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
  6. 6

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
  7. 7

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
  8. 8

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
  9. 9

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
  10. 10

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
  11. 11
    Gross charge $57,037
    Cash pay $28,519
  12. 12

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $61,562
    Cash pay $24,625
  13. 13

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $62,575
    Cash pay $25,030
  14. 14

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,185
    Cash pay $20,030
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,715
  15. 15

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $74,185
    Cash pay $20,030
  16. 16

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $80,132
    Cash pay $32,053
  17. 17

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $104,824
    Cash pay $47,171
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,529
  18. 18

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $105,586
    Cash pay $42,234
  19. 19

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $122,192
    Cash pay $73,315
  20. 20

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $122,192
    Cash pay $73,315
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,658
  21. 21

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,764
  22. 22

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  23. 23

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  24. 24
    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,841
  28. 28

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  31. 31

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  32. 32

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  33. 33

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  34. 34

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  36. 36

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  37. 37

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $42,130
  38. 38
    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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