Head Injury with Brief Coma Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A head injury that briefly knocked the patient unconscious, with a coma lasting under an hour. The hospital stay centers on close neurological monitoring, brain imaging, and treatment to prevent further injury.
State average
$64,429
gross charge · DRG 085
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$11,985 – $143,617
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $11,985Cash pay $4,794 - 2
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $18,683 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $23,576Cash pay $16,503 - 4
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $35,133Cash pay $17,567 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $44,595Cash pay $12,041 - 6
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $44,595Cash pay $12,041 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $71,924Cash pay $32,366Medicare pays (avg) $17,228 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037Medicare pays (avg) $14,351 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $74,074Cash pay $37,037 - 16
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $86,510Cash pay $51,906Medicare pays (avg) $20,997 - 17
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $86,510Cash pay $51,906 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $143,617Cash pay $57,447 - 19
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,540Medicare pays (avg) $14,875 - 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 $28,540 - 29
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,540 - 30
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,540 - 31
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,540 - 32
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,540 - 34
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,540 - 35
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $28,540 - 36Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for head injury with brief coma (DRG 085). Prices range from $11,985 to $143,617 — roughly 12×. The cheapest is Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $64,429.
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 head injury with brief coma 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 head injury with brief coma 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 head injury with brief coma in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 085 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.