DRG 481 · Musculoskeletal

Hip & Femur Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery to repair the hip or thigh bone, often fixing a fracture with pins, plates, or rods rather than replacing the joint. Recovery in the hospital includes pain control and early physical therapy.

State average
$86,266
gross charge · DRG 481
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$15,719 – $162,160
low to high
Lowest $15,719 Highest $162,160

24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for hip & femur surgery (DRG 481). Prices range from $15,719 to $162,160 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $86,266.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of hip & femur surgery. 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 hip & femur surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling hip & femur surgery in North Carolina, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

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 hip & femur surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 481 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    Gross charge $15,719
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $35,142
    Cash pay $24,599
  3. 3

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $44,590
    Cash pay $17,836
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,435
  4. 4

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $54,102
    Cash pay $21,641
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,813
  5. 5

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $64,687
    Cash pay $25,875
  6. 6

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $73,393
    Cash pay $44,036
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,404
  7. 7

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $73,393
    Cash pay $44,036
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,386
  8. 8

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    82 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,872
    Cash pay $20,216
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,365
  9. 9

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,872
    Cash pay $20,216
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,153
  10. 10

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $77,546
    Cash pay $31,018
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,182
  11. 11

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,858
  12. 12

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
  13. 13

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
  14. 14

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,173
  15. 15

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,269
  16. 16

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,704
  17. 17

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
  18. 18
    Gross charge $90,256
    Cash pay $45,128
  19. 19

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $95,200
    Cash pay $47,600
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,262
  20. 20

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    146 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $97,913
    Cash pay $44,061
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,520
  21. 21

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $108,899
    Cash pay $43,560
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,714
  22. 22

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $146,103
    Cash pay $58,441
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,574
  23. 23

    Person Memorial Hospital

    Roxboro, NC

    Gross charge $149,733
    Cash pay $59,893
  24. 24

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $162,160
    Cash pay $64,864
  25. 25

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,948
  26. 26

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    107 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,561
  27. 27

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    57 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,389
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,016
  30. 30

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    80 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,495
  32. 32

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,410
  33. 33

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,881
  35. 35

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
  36. 36

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
  37. 37

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,868
  38. 38

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,290
  39. 39

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
  40. 40

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
  41. 41

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,262
  42. 42
    Gross charge
  43. 43

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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