Collapsed Lung Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Air leaking into the space around a lung, causing it to collapse, in patients who also have other serious health problems. Treatment usually involves a chest tube to re-expand the lung and close monitoring.
State average
$54,294
gross charge · DRG 199
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$12,696 – $150,555
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $12,696 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $18,181Cash pay $12,726 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $22,866Cash pay $6,174 - 4
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $35,103Cash pay $14,041 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $37,879Cash pay $10,227 - 6
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $39,920Cash pay $15,968 - 7
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $44,749Cash pay $17,900 - 8
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $47,744Cash pay $19,097 - 9
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $48,011Cash pay $21,605 - 10
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $51,560Cash pay $25,780 - 11
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $52,143Cash pay $20,857 - 12
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 13
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 14
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 15
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 16
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 17
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 18
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 19
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $52,568Cash pay $26,284 - 20
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $65,269Cash pay $26,108 - 21
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $100,774Cash pay $60,465 - 22
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $100,774Cash pay $60,465 - 23
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $150,555Cash pay $60,222 - 24
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 26
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 27
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —
- 31
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 32
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 33
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 34
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 35
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 36
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 38
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 39
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $25,539 - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 42
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
23 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for collapsed lung (DRG 199). Prices range from $12,696 to $150,555 — roughly 12×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $54,294.
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 collapsed lung 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 collapsed lung 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 collapsed lung in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 199 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.