Digestive System Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the stomach, intestines, or other digestive organs that doesn't fall into a more specific surgical category. The stay includes surgery and a recovery period with a gradual return to eating.
State average
$157,423
gross charge · DRG 356
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$29,702 – $293,669
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $29,702Cash pay $20,792 - 2
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $90,855Cash pay $36,342 - 3
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $92,189Cash pay $36,876 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $105,963Cash pay $28,610 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $121,712Cash pay $32,862Medicare pays (avg) $35,334 - 6
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $144,751Cash pay $72,376 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $161,492Cash pay $72,671Medicare pays (avg) $32,547 - 8
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $167,933Cash pay $67,173 - 9
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 10
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 11
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 12
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 13
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 14
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 15
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 16
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $174,649Cash pay $87,324 - 17
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $192,794Cash pay $115,677 - 18
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $192,794Cash pay $115,677Medicare pays (avg) $26,856 - 19
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $293,669Cash pay $117,468 - 20
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $76,138Medicare pays (avg) $31,614 - 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 $76,138 - 29
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $76,138 - 30
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $76,138 - 31
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $76,138 - 32
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $76,138 - 34
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $76,138 - 35
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $76,138 - 36Gross charge —
- 37
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 38
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
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19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for digestive system surgery (DRG 356). Prices range from $29,702 to $293,669 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $157,423.
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 digestive system surgery 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 digestive system surgery 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 digestive system surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 356 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.