DRG 167 · Respiratory

Other Chest & Lung Procedures Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Chest or lung surgery outside the most common lung operations, such as procedures on the chest wall or the lining of the lungs, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, breathing support as needed, and recovery.

State average
$77,064
gross charge · DRG 167
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$45,801 – $134,186
low to high
Lowest $45,801 Highest $134,186

17 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for other chest & lung procedures (DRG 167). Prices range from $45,801 to $134,186 — roughly $88,385 apart. The cheapest is UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $77,064.

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 other chest & lung procedures 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 other chest & lung procedures 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 other chest & lung procedures in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 167 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

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $45,801
    Cash pay $27,481
  2. 2

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $45,801
    Cash pay $27,481
  3. 3

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $59,902
    Cash pay $29,951
  4. 4

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $62,303
    Cash pay $16,822
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,504
  5. 5

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $71,187
    Cash pay $32,034
  6. 6
    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  7. 7

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  8. 8

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  9. 9

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  10. 10

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  11. 11

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  12. 12

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  13. 13
    Gross charge $74,664
    Cash pay $37,332
  14. 14

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $93,314
    Cash pay $37,326
  15. 15

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $99,260
    Cash pay $39,704
  16. 16

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $101,012
    Cash pay $27,273
  17. 17

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $134,186
    Cash pay $53,675
  18. 18

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge —
  19. 19

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  20. 20

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge —
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  22. 22

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge —
  23. 23

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge —
  24. 24

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge —
  25. 25

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge —
  26. 26

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  27. 27

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  28. 28

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  29. 29

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  30. 30

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge —
  31. 31

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  32. 32

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  33. 33

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $44,608
  34. 34
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  35. 35

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge —
  36. 36

    Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge —

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