DRG 597 · Infection & Sepsis

Breast Cancer Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Hospital care for breast cancer or problems it causes, managed with medicine and supportive care rather than surgery during this stay. Care may include treating symptoms, infections, or other effects of the cancer.

State average
$76,690
gross charge · DRG 597
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$13,263 – $127,939
low to high
Lowest $13,263 Highest $127,939

17 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for breast cancer (DRG 597). Prices range from $13,263 to $127,939 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton. The state average sits at $76,690.

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 breast cancer 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 breast cancer 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 breast cancer in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 597 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 $13,263
  2. 2

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $40,190
    Cash pay $18,086
  3. 3

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $49,401
    Cash pay $24,701
  4. 4

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $66,026
    Cash pay $26,410
  5. 5

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $70,697
    Cash pay $42,418
  6. 6

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $70,697
    Cash pay $42,418
  7. 7
    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  8. 8

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  9. 9

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  10. 10

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  11. 11

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  12. 12

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  13. 13

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  14. 14
    Gross charge $84,598
    Cash pay $42,299
  15. 15

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $94,361
    Cash pay $25,478
  16. 16

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $94,361
    Cash pay $25,478
  17. 17

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $127,939
    Cash pay $51,175
  18. 18

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,846
  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 $31,846
  28. 28

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,846
  29. 29

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,846
  30. 30

    Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital

    Mooresville, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,846
  32. 32

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,846
  34. 34

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,846
  35. 35

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,846
  36. 36
    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

Compare breast cancer pricing in nearby states