Fever & Inflammation Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A fever or body-wide inflammatory reaction that needs hospital care, often without an immediately clear cause. The stay typically involves tests to find the source, IV fluids, and medication.
State average
$45,760
gross charge · DRG 864
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$5,121 – $74,206
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,121 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $9,921Cash pay $6,945 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $17,319Cash pay $4,676Medicare pays (avg) $6,892 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $17,319Cash pay $4,676 - 5
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $20,117Cash pay $8,047 - 6
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $25,815Cash pay $11,617 - 7
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $27,522Cash pay $11,009 - 8
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $31,479Cash pay $12,591 - 9
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $38,752Cash pay $19,376 - 10
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $42,150Cash pay $25,290Medicare pays (avg) $8,963 - 11
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $42,150Cash pay $25,290 - 12
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $43,879Cash pay $17,552 - 13
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 14
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 15
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 16
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 17
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 18
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 19
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 20
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $74,206Cash pay $37,103 - 21
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 23
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 24
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 28Gross charge —
- 29
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 31
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 32
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 33
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 34
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 35
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 36
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 37
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 38
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,658 - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
20 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for fever & inflammation (DRG 864). Prices range from $5,121 to $74,206 — roughly $69,085 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center in Charlotte. The state average sits at $45,760.
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 fever & inflammation 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 fever & inflammation 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 fever & inflammation in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 864 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.