DRG 055 · Nervous System

Brain & Nervous System Tumors Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for a tumor of the brain, spinal cord, or nerves that is managed with medicine and monitoring rather than surgery. Care typically includes imaging, controlling symptoms like swelling or seizures, and planning next steps in treatment.

State average
$43,892
gross charge · DRG 055
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$8,702 – $105,326
low to high
Lowest $8,702 Highest $105,326

20 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for brain & nervous system tumors (DRG 055). Prices range from $8,702 to $105,326 — roughly $96,624 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $43,892.

These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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 brain & nervous system tumors at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent brain & nervous system tumors admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

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 brain & nervous system tumors in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 055 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 $8,702
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $19,466
    Cash pay $13,626
  3. 3

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $26,668
    Cash pay $10,667
  4. 4

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $27,057
    Cash pay $13,528
  5. 5

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $29,934
    Cash pay $8,082
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,399
  6. 6

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $36,165
    Cash pay $16,274
  7. 7

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $36,651
    Cash pay $9,896
  8. 8

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $39,107
    Cash pay $23,464
  9. 9

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $39,107
    Cash pay $23,464
  10. 10
    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  11. 11

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  12. 12

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  13. 13

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  14. 14

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  15. 15

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  16. 16

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  17. 17
    Gross charge $47,383
    Cash pay $23,692
  18. 18

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $51,673
    Cash pay $20,669
  19. 19

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $78,919
    Cash pay $31,568
  20. 20

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $105,326
    Cash pay $42,130
  21. 21

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge —
  22. 22

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  23. 23

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge —
  24. 24
    Gross charge —
  25. 25

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge —
  26. 26

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge —
  27. 27

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge —
  28. 28

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge —
  29. 29

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  30. 30

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  31. 31

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  32. 32

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  33. 33

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge —
  34. 34

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  35. 35

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  36. 36

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $19,868
  37. 37
    Gross charge —
  38. 38

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge —
  39. 39

    Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge —

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