Heart Failure Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with major comorbidities or complications, often involving fluid overload, low ejection fraction, or arrhythmia.
State average
$35,662
gross charge · DRG 291
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$8,953 – $67,617
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $8,953Medicare pays (avg) $9,928 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $20,328Cash pay $14,229Medicare pays (avg) $10,931 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $21,535Cash pay $5,814Medicare pays (avg) $9,329 - 4
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $29,981Cash pay $11,992Medicare pays (avg) $11,442 - 5
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $30,876Cash pay $12,350Medicare pays (avg) $9,126 - 6
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $31,308Cash pay $12,523Medicare pays (avg) $8,128 - 7
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $31,339Cash pay $12,535Medicare pays (avg) $8,861 - 8
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $32,932Cash pay $8,892Medicare pays (avg) $11,641 - 9
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $33,277Cash pay $19,966Medicare pays (avg) $12,780 - 10
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $33,277Cash pay $19,966Medicare pays (avg) $8,172 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307Medicare pays (avg) $9,136 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307Medicare pays (avg) $10,616 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307Medicare pays (avg) $8,330 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307Medicare pays (avg) $8,135 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307Medicare pays (avg) $8,131 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307Medicare pays (avg) $7,510 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,614Cash pay $18,307Medicare pays (avg) $6,511 - 19
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $36,775Cash pay $14,710Medicare pays (avg) $9,379 - 20
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $39,834Cash pay $19,917Medicare pays (avg) $8,655 - 21
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $40,177Cash pay $18,080Medicare pays (avg) $9,392 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $47,170Cash pay $18,868Medicare pays (avg) $9,336 - 23
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $57,612Cash pay $23,045Medicare pays (avg) $9,353 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $67,617Cash pay $27,047Medicare pays (avg) $7,753 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,565 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187Medicare pays (avg) $9,404 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,333 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,595 - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,892 - 31Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,663
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,936 - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187Medicare pays (avg) $9,251 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187Medicare pays (avg) $10,311 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187Medicare pays (avg) $9,822 - 36
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187Medicare pays (avg) $8,663 - 37
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,459 - 38
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187 - 39
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187 - 40
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,187 - 41Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for heart failure (DRG 291). Prices range from $8,953 to $67,617 — roughly $58,664 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $35,662.
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 heart failure 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 heart failure 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 heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 291 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.