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 bring the heart's rate and rhythm under control.
State average
$28,380
gross charge · DRG 309
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$4,986 – $42,387
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,986 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 $4,986 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $15,462Cash pay $10,823 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $19,756Cash pay $7,903 - 4
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $20,591Cash pay $5,560Medicare pays (avg) $6,902 - 5
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $20,591Cash pay $5,560Medicare pays (avg) $5,436 - 6
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $20,613Cash pay $9,276Medicare pays (avg) $4,875 - 7
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $25,748Cash pay $10,299 - 8
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $26,290Cash pay $10,516Medicare pays (avg) $5,120 - 9
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $26,783Cash pay $16,070Medicare pays (avg) $7,991 - 10
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $26,783Cash pay $16,070Medicare pays (avg) $3,910 - 11
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $29,313Cash pay $14,656Medicare pays (avg) $4,594 - 12
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $29,450Cash pay $11,780Medicare pays (avg) $4,775 - 13
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $31,659Cash pay $12,664 - 14
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685Medicare pays (avg) $5,597 - 15
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685 - 16
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685 - 17
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685Medicare pays (avg) $4,548 - 18
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685Medicare pays (avg) $4,570 - 19
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685Medicare pays (avg) $3,834 - 20
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685 - 21
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,370Cash pay $16,685 - 22
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $35,799Cash pay $14,320 - 23
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $37,945Cash pay $15,178 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $42,387Cash pay $16,955Medicare pays (avg) $4,174 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,898 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130Medicare pays (avg) $5,362 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,791 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,645 - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,345 - 32Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,205
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130Medicare pays (avg) $5,682 - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130Medicare pays (avg) $4,727 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,644 - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,130 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for cardiac arrhythmia (DRG 309). Prices range from $4,986 to $42,387 — roughly $37,401 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $28,380.
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 309 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.