Ear & Upper Respiratory Infections Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital treatment for a middle ear infection or an upper respiratory infection, such as a severe sinus or throat infection. The stay typically involves antibiotics, fluids, and monitoring of breathing and other symptoms.
State average
$27,960
gross charge · DRG 152
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$9,314 – $41,287
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $9,314 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $17,841Cash pay $12,489 - 3
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $25,826Cash pay $10,330 - 4
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 5
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 6
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 7
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 8
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 9
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 10
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 11
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $27,012Cash pay $13,506 - 12
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $28,045Cash pay $12,620 - 13
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $30,277Cash pay $8,175 - 14
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $30,277Cash pay $8,175 - 15
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $31,809Cash pay $19,086 - 16
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $31,809Cash pay $19,086 - 17
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $40,708Cash pay $20,354 - 18
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $41,287Cash pay $16,515 - 19
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,104 - 21
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 22
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, 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 $14,104 - 29
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,104 - 30
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,104 - 31
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,104 - 32
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,104 - 34
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,104 - 35
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,104 - 36Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for ear & upper respiratory infections (DRG 152). Prices range from $9,314 to $41,287 — roughly $31,973 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The state average sits at $27,960.
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 ear & upper respiratory infections 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 ear & upper respiratory infections 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 ear & upper respiratory infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 152 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.