Diabetes Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Diabetes admitted for blood sugar that is out of control. The hospital stay involves adjusting insulin or other medicines, frequent blood sugar monitoring, and help planning day-to-day management of the condition.
State average
$23,459
gross charge · DRG 639
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$3,822 – $53,599
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($3,822 at Randolph 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
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $3,822 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $9,754Cash pay $6,828 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $13,891Cash pay $3,751 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $15,752Cash pay $4,253 - 5
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $18,434Cash pay $7,373 - 6
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $19,578Cash pay $7,831 - 7
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $19,853Cash pay $7,941 - 8
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $20,578Cash pay $9,260 - 9
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 10
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 11
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 12
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 13
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 14
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 15
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 16
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $21,780Cash pay $10,890 - 17
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $22,388Cash pay $11,194 - 18
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $23,965Cash pay $9,586 - 19
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $24,617Cash pay $9,847 - 20
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $30,547Cash pay $12,219 - 21
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $34,504Cash pay $13,802 - 22
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $38,746Cash pay $23,247 - 23
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $38,746Cash pay $23,247 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $53,599Cash pay $21,439 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,574 - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 36
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,131 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 44
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for diabetes (DRG 639). Prices range from $3,822 to $53,599 — roughly $49,777 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $23,459.
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 639 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.