COPD Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
- IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
- Chest imaging and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
- Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
- Home oxygen equipment after discharge
- Long-term inhaler maintenance medications
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
COPD Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.
COPD Readmissions
COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For advanced COPD with frequent exacerbations, a hospital with a strong outpatient pulmonary program may be worth paying more for.
- For patients being considered for lung volume reduction surgery or transplant, an academic medical center is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is home oxygen prescribed, and is the supplier in my insurance network?
- Is there a pulmonary rehab program available after discharge?
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City, NC
Gross charge $7,073Cash pay $2,829 - 2
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $8,133 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $14,240Cash pay $9,968 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $22,170Cash pay $5,986Medicare pays (avg) $8,365 - 5
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $25,572Cash pay $10,229Medicare pays (avg) $7,500 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $30,246Cash pay $8,166Medicare pays (avg) $10,174 - 7
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $30,250Cash pay $12,100 - 8
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $31,071Cash pay $12,429Medicare pays (avg) $7,138 - 9
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $32,326Cash pay $12,931Medicare pays (avg) $7,453 - 10
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $32,351Cash pay $12,941 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458Medicare pays (avg) $7,768 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458Medicare pays (avg) $7,348 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458Medicare pays (avg) $6,819 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458Medicare pays (avg) $7,486 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458Medicare pays (avg) $7,320 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $32,917Cash pay $16,458Medicare pays (avg) $5,394 - 19
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $34,219Cash pay $17,109Medicare pays (avg) $7,579 - 20
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $35,992Cash pay $16,196Medicare pays (avg) $7,958 - 21
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $37,024Cash pay $14,810Medicare pays (avg) $7,725 - 22
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $38,177Cash pay $22,906Medicare pays (avg) $10,320 - 23
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $38,177Cash pay $22,906Medicare pays (avg) $6,424 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $52,573Cash pay $21,029Medicare pays (avg) $8,068 - 25
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $61,610Cash pay $24,644Medicare pays (avg) $6,259 - 26
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,302 - 27
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116Medicare pays (avg) $7,753 - 28
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,590 - 29
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,631 - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,429 - 32Gross charge —
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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,026 - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116Medicare pays (avg) $8,085 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116Medicare pays (avg) $8,929 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116Medicare pays (avg) $7,843 - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116Medicare pays (avg) $7,003 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,085 - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,116 - 42Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
25 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for copd (DRG 190). Prices range from $7,073 to $61,610 — roughly $54,538 apart. The cheapest is Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc in Bryson City; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $31,782.
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 copd 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 copd 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 copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 190 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.