Cardiac Arrhythmia Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
An irregular or abnormal heart rhythm, such as atrial fibrillation. The hospital stay typically involves continuous heart monitoring and medicines to restore a steady rhythm before going home.
State average
$19,679
gross charge · DRG 310
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$4,056 – $33,902
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,056 at Randolph Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $4,056 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $9,145Cash pay $6,401 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $12,717Cash pay $3,434Medicare pays (avg) $4,997 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $12,717Cash pay $3,434 - 5
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $14,515Cash pay $8,709Medicare pays (avg) $6,232 - 6
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $14,515Cash pay $8,709 - 7
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $15,445Cash pay $6,178Medicare pays (avg) $3,201 - 8
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $16,498Cash pay $7,424Medicare pays (avg) $3,120 - 9
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371 - 10
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371 - 11
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371 - 12
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371Medicare pays (avg) $2,985 - 13
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371 - 14
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371Medicare pays (avg) $2,933 - 15
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371 - 16
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $20,742Cash pay $10,371 - 17
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $20,795Cash pay $8,318 - 18
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $20,815Cash pay $8,326 - 19
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $21,871Cash pay $8,748 - 20
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $23,570Cash pay $9,428 - 21
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $25,641Cash pay $10,256 - 22
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $29,098Cash pay $14,549Medicare pays (avg) $3,768 - 23
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $31,056Cash pay $12,423 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $33,902Cash pay $13,561Medicare pays (avg) $2,661 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $2,928 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955Medicare pays (avg) $3,240 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,604 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,227 - 32Gross charge —
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955 - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $2,289 - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,955 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for cardiac arrhythmia (DRG 310). Prices range from $4,056 to $33,902 — roughly $29,846 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $19,679.
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 cardiac arrhythmia 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 cardiac arrhythmia 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 cardiac arrhythmia in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 310 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.