COPD Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A flare-up of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a long-term lung condition that makes breathing difficult. Hospital care typically includes inhaled breathing treatments, steroids, oxygen if needed, and monitoring until breathing improves.
State average
$27,287
gross charge · DRG 192
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$2,339 – $41,178
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($2,339 at Harris Regional 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
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $2,339Cash pay $935 - 2
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $3,509 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $9,081Cash pay $6,357 - 4
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $14,117Cash pay $6,353 - 5
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $14,825Cash pay $4,003 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $18,396Cash pay $4,967 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $20,273Cash pay $10,136 - 8
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $20,505Cash pay $12,303 - 9
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $20,505Cash pay $12,303 - 10
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $21,722Cash pay $8,689 - 11
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $22,174Cash pay $8,870 - 12
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $28,515Cash pay $11,406 - 13
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $38,336Cash pay $15,334 - 14
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 15
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 16
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 17
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 18
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 19
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 20
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 21
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $40,604Cash pay $20,302 - 22
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $41,178Cash pay $16,471 - 23
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 25
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 26
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 34
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 35
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 36
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 37
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 38
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,556 - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 41
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for copd (DRG 192). Prices range from $2,339 to $41,178 — roughly $38,839 apart. The cheapest is Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $27,287.
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 192 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.