Depression Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital care for depression when symptoms become severe enough to need round-the-clock support. The stay involves a safe, supervised setting, medication management, and therapy.
State average
$18,158
gross charge · DRG 881
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$8,512 – $38,220
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $8,512Cash pay $2,298 - 2
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $8,787Cash pay $3,515 - 3
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $12,676Cash pay $6,338 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $13,706Cash pay $5,482 - 5
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $14,930Cash pay $4,031 - 6
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 7
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 8
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 9
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 10
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 11
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 12
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 13
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $17,006Cash pay $8,503 - 14
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $19,349Cash pay $7,740 - 15
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $19,875Cash pay $8,944 - 16
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $23,177Cash pay $9,271 - 17
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $24,860Cash pay $14,916 - 18
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $24,860Cash pay $14,916 - 19
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $38,220Cash pay $15,288 - 20
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 22
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 23
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 26Gross charge —
- 27
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 29
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 30
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 31
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 32
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 33
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 34
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 35
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 36
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $6,621 - 37Gross charge —
- 38
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 39
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for depression (DRG 881). Prices range from $8,512 to $38,220 — roughly $29,708 apart. The cheapest is Duke University Hospital in Durham; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $18,158.
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 depression 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 depression 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 depression in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 881 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.