Collapsed Lung Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A collapsed lung (pneumothorax) happens when air leaks into the space around the lung. Treatment often involves a small chest tube to remove the air so the lung can re-expand, with monitoring until breathing improves.
State average
$20,765
gross charge · DRG 201
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$5,010 – $52,732
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,010 - 2
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $12,936Cash pay $5,174 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $14,823Cash pay $4,002 - 4
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $15,722Cash pay $9,433 - 5
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $15,722Cash pay $9,433 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $16,175Cash pay $4,367 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $16,982Cash pay $8,491 - 8
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $17,740Cash pay $7,096 - 9
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $19,033Cash pay $8,565 - 10
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 12
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 13
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 14
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 15
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 16
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 17
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $19,909Cash pay $9,954 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $24,309Cash pay $9,724 - 19
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $27,959Cash pay $11,184 - 20
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $37,654Cash pay $15,061 - 21
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $52,732Cash pay $21,093 - 22
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 24
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 25
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 28Gross charge —
- 29
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 31
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 32
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 33
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 34
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 35
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 36
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 37
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,795 - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 40
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
21 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for collapsed lung (DRG 201). Prices range from $5,010 to $52,732 — roughly $47,722 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $20,765.
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 201 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.