GI Obstruction Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A blockage in the intestines that keeps food and fluid from passing through, causing pain, bloating, and vomiting. Treatment usually involves resting the bowel, a tube to relieve pressure, and IV fluids, with surgery if the blockage doesn't clear.
State average
$39,686
gross charge · DRG 388
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$11,498 – $70,789
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $11,498 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $19,906Cash pay $13,934 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $23,862Cash pay $6,443Medicare pays (avg) $10,264 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $32,102Cash pay $12,841 - 5
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $34,157Cash pay $13,663 - 6
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $34,423Cash pay $13,769 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $36,021Cash pay $16,209Medicare pays (avg) $11,137 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,155Cash pay $18,078 - 16
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $38,068Cash pay $10,278Medicare pays (avg) $12,847 - 17
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $40,510Cash pay $16,204 - 18
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $42,765Cash pay $25,659Medicare pays (avg) $14,339 - 19
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $42,765Cash pay $25,659Medicare pays (avg) $7,701 - 20
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $45,668Cash pay $18,267 - 21
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $54,582Cash pay $21,833 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $67,439Cash pay $26,976 - 23
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $68,664Cash pay $34,332 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $70,789Cash pay $28,316 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,865 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194Medicare pays (avg) $10,295 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194 - 36
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194 - 37
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 38
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194 - 39
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194 - 40
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,194 - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 43
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for gi obstruction (DRG 388). Prices range from $11,498 to $70,789 — roughly $59,291 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $39,686.
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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 388 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.