DRG 478 · Musculoskeletal

Bone & Muscle Biopsy Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

A procedure to remove a small sample of bone, muscle, or connective tissue so it can be examined for infection, tumor, or other disease. The stay covers the biopsy plus care for related health conditions.

State average
$79,069
gross charge · DRG 478
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$8,248 – $157,659
low to high
Lowest $8,248 Highest $157,659

18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for bone & muscle biopsy (DRG 478). Prices range from $8,248 to $157,659 — roughly 19×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $79,069.

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

If you're scheduling bone & muscle biopsy 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 bone & muscle biopsy in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 478 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 $8,248
  2. 2

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $41,591
    Cash pay $11,230
  3. 3

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $62,685
    Cash pay $25,074
  4. 4

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $69,519
    Cash pay $48,663
  5. 5

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $76,409
    Cash pay $20,630
  6. 6
    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  7. 7

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  8. 8

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  9. 9

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  10. 10

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  11. 11

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  12. 12

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  13. 13
    Gross charge $80,155
    Cash pay $40,078
  14. 14

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $88,917
    Cash pay $40,013
  15. 15

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $90,005
    Cash pay $54,003
  16. 16

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $90,005
    Cash pay $54,003
  17. 17

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $96,953
    Cash pay $48,477
  18. 18

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $157,659
    Cash pay $63,064
  19. 19

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge —
  20. 20

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,524
  21. 21

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge —
  22. 22
    Gross charge —
  23. 23

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge —
  24. 24

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge —
  25. 25

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge —
  26. 26

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge —
  27. 27

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
  28. 28

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
  29. 29

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
  30. 30

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
  31. 31

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge —
  32. 32

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
  33. 33

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
  34. 34

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $38,452
  35. 35
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  36. 36

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge —
  37. 37

    Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge —

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