DRG 517 · Musculoskeletal

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

A surgical procedure on bones, muscles, or connective tissue that doesn't fall into a more specific category. The stay includes the operation and recovery care.

State average
$62,728
gross charge · DRG 517
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$10,903 – $93,248
low to high
Lowest $10,903 Highest $93,248

17 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for bone & muscle surgery (DRG 517). Prices range from $10,903 to $93,248 — roughly $82,345 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $62,728.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of bone & 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 bone & 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 bone & 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 bone & muscle surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 517 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 $10,903
  2. 2

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $33,059
    Cash pay $19,836
  3. 3

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $33,059
    Cash pay $19,836
  4. 4

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $42,558
    Cash pay $11,491
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,604
  5. 5

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $42,558
    Cash pay $11,491
  6. 6

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $50,082
    Cash pay $20,033
  7. 7

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $70,810
    Cash pay $31,864
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,829
  8. 8

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $71,031
    Cash pay $35,516
  9. 9

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,334
  10. 10

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
  11. 11

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
  12. 12

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
  13. 13

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
  14. 14

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
  15. 15

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
  16. 16
    Gross charge $77,383
    Cash pay $38,691
  17. 17

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $93,248
    Cash pay $37,299
  18. 18

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,357
  20. 20

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  21. 21
    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    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 $34,357
  28. 28

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,357
  29. 29

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,357
  30. 30

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,357
  31. 31

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,357
  33. 33

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,357
  34. 34

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $34,357
  35. 35
    Gross charge
  36. 36

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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