Ear & Upper Respiratory Infections Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Middle-ear infections and upper airway infections, such as severe sinus or throat infections, that need inpatient care. The stay usually involves antibiotics or other medication, fluids, and monitoring.
State average
$25,715
gross charge · DRG 153
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$3,123 – $56,838
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($3,123 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 $3,123 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $4,105Cash pay $2,873 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $14,807Cash pay $3,998 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $14,807Cash pay $3,998 - 5
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $18,459Cash pay $8,307 - 6
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $18,842Cash pay $7,537 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $22,114Cash pay $11,057 - 8
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $22,479Cash pay $13,487 - 9
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $22,479Cash pay $13,487 - 10
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $27,262Cash pay $10,905 - 11
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $28,020Cash pay $11,208 - 12
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $29,696Cash pay $11,878 - 13
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $29,782Cash pay $11,913 - 14
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 15
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 16
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 17
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 18
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 19
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 20
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 21
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $31,614Cash pay $15,807 - 22
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $56,838Cash pay $22,735 - 23
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 25
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 26
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —
- 31
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 32
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 33
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 34
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 35
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 36
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 38
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 39
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,130 - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for ear & upper respiratory infections (DRG 153). Prices range from $3,123 to $56,838 — roughly $53,716 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $25,715.
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 153 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.