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. A hospital stay usually involves oxygen, inhaled breathing treatments, and steroid or antibiotic medicines until breathing improves.
State average
$28,667
gross charge · DRG 191
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$5,280 – $62,395
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,280 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $16,862Cash pay $11,804 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $17,974Cash pay $4,853Medicare pays (avg) $6,779 - 4
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $20,300Cash pay $8,120 - 5
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $21,646Cash pay $9,741 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $23,436Cash pay $6,328Medicare pays (avg) $7,589 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $24,309Cash pay $12,154 - 8
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $26,140Cash pay $10,456 - 9
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $27,024Cash pay $10,810 - 10
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $28,758Cash pay $17,255Medicare pays (avg) $8,048 - 11
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $28,758Cash pay $17,255Medicare pays (avg) $4,759 - 12
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679 - 13
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679 - 14
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679 - 15
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679Medicare pays (avg) $5,181 - 16
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679Medicare pays (avg) $5,213 - 17
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679Medicare pays (avg) $5,666 - 18
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679 - 19
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $29,358Cash pay $14,679 - 20
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $33,428Cash pay $13,371 - 21
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $40,334Cash pay $16,134 - 22
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $47,838Cash pay $19,135 - 23
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $62,395Cash pay $24,958 - 24
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,884 - 25
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301Medicare pays (avg) $6,105 - 26
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,841 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $6,144 - 30Gross charge —
- 31
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 32
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301 - 33
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301 - 34
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301 - 35
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301Medicare pays (avg) $5,323 - 36
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,206 - 37
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301 - 38
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301 - 39
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,301 - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 42
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,309
23 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for copd (DRG 191). Prices range from $5,280 to $62,395 — roughly $57,115 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $28,667.
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 191 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.