ECMO or Tracheostomy with Ventilation Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
The most intensive level of life support: a heart-lung bypass machine (ECMO) or a surgically placed breathing tube (tracheostomy) with a ventilator for an extended period. These are long intensive-care stays for critically ill patients whose heart or lungs are failing.
State average
$670,471
gross charge · DRG 003
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$118,421 – $987,574
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $118,421Cash pay $47,369 - 2
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $158,711 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $457,077Cash pay $123,411 - 4
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $525,648Cash pay $210,259 - 5
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $678,931Cash pay $305,519Medicare pays (avg) $184,111 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $696,895Cash pay $188,162Medicare pays (avg) $236,470 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996Medicare pays (avg) $176,010 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $729,992Cash pay $364,996 - 16
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $937,652Cash pay $562,591Medicare pays (avg) $255,544 - 17
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $937,652Cash pay $562,591 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $987,574Cash pay $395,030 - 19
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275Medicare pays (avg) $138,472 - 21
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $178,625 - 22
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $160,271 - 25Gross charge —
- 26
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275 - 28
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275 - 29
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275 - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $261,275 - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 37
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for ecmo or tracheostomy with ventilation (DRG 003). Prices range from $118,421 to $987,574 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $670,471.
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 ecmo or tracheostomy with ventilation 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 ecmo or tracheostomy with ventilation 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 ecmo or tracheostomy with ventilation in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 003 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.