Diabetes Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Diabetes that has become dangerously out of control, with very high or very low blood sugar or serious related problems. Care involves insulin and intravenous fluids, frequent blood sugar checks, and treatment of the complications that made the stay necessary.
State average
$42,967
gross charge · DRG 637
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$8,542 – $90,989
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $8,542 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $21,735Cash pay $15,215 - 3
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $25,775Cash pay $10,310 - 4
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $30,620Cash pay $12,248 - 5
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $31,910Cash pay $12,764 - 6
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $34,031Cash pay $13,612 - 7
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $34,484Cash pay $9,311Medicare pays (avg) $11,846 - 8
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $34,484Cash pay $9,311Medicare pays (avg) $11,086 - 9
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $35,300Cash pay $14,120 - 10
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999Medicare pays (avg) $10,732 - 11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999 - 12
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999 - 13
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999 - 14
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999Medicare pays (avg) $8,318 - 15
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999 - 16
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999 - 17
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $39,998Cash pay $19,999 - 18
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $43,002Cash pay $21,501 - 19
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $47,047Cash pay $21,171Medicare pays (avg) $9,627 - 20
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $56,020Cash pay $22,408 - 21
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $56,422Cash pay $22,569 - 22
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $80,433Cash pay $48,260Medicare pays (avg) $13,961 - 23
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $80,433Cash pay $48,260Medicare pays (avg) $9,920 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $90,989Cash pay $36,396 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,373 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287Medicare pays (avg) $10,165 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,215 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,915 - 32Gross charge —
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287 - 37
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 38
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287 - 39
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,757 - 40
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287 - 41
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287 - 42
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,287 - 43Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for diabetes (DRG 637). Prices range from $8,542 to $90,989 — roughly $82,447 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $42,967.
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 637 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.