Diabetes Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for diabetes with complications such as ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar state, or severe hypoglycemia.
State average
$30,885
gross charge · DRG 638
Hospitals
25
with published pricing
Price range
$5,048 – $87,166
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,048 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $14,214Cash pay $9,950 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $18,804Cash pay $5,077Medicare pays (avg) $7,106 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $21,051Cash pay $8,420 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $24,260Cash pay $6,550Medicare pays (avg) $7,383 - 6
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $25,364Cash pay $10,145 - 7
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $25,720Cash pay $10,288 - 8
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $27,043Cash pay $12,169Medicare pays (avg) $6,070 - 9
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $27,066Cash pay $10,826 - 10
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $28,772Cash pay $17,263Medicare pays (avg) $8,351 - 11
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $28,772Cash pay $17,263Medicare pays (avg) $5,286 - 12
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $29,829Cash pay $14,915 - 13
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548Medicare pays (avg) $6,941 - 14
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548 - 15
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548 - 16
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548 - 17
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548 - 18
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548Medicare pays (avg) $5,282 - 19
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548 - 20
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $31,095Cash pay $15,548 - 21
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $31,949Cash pay $12,779 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $32,182Cash pay $12,873 - 23
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $36,592Cash pay $14,637 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $59,532Cash pay $23,813 - 25
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City, NC
Gross charge $87,166Cash pay $34,866 - 26
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,981 - 27
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206Medicare pays (avg) $6,577 - 28
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,072 - 29
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,810 - 32Gross charge —
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206Medicare pays (avg) $6,459 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206 - 37
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 38
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206 - 39
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,495 - 40
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206 - 41
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206 - 42
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,206 - 43Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
25 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for diabetes (DRG 638). Prices range from $5,048 to $87,166 — roughly $82,119 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc in Bryson City. The state average sits at $30,885.
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 diabetes 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 diabetes 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 diabetes in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 638 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.