Hip & Knee Replacement Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Replacement of a hip, knee, or ankle joint in patients who also have serious health problems, or joint replacement performed after a fracture. The stay includes the operation, close medical monitoring, and early physical therapy.
State average
$126,408
gross charge · DRG 469
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$23,285 – $187,565
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $23,285 - 2
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $76,840Cash pay $20,747Medicare pays (avg) $30,405 - 3
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $78,013Cash pay $31,205 - 4
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $89,366Cash pay $35,746 - 5
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $100,572Cash pay $45,258Medicare pays (avg) $26,156 - 6
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $104,482Cash pay $41,793 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $109,005Cash pay $54,503 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766Medicare pays (avg) $20,056 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $149,533Cash pay $74,766 - 16
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $154,976Cash pay $92,986 - 17
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $154,976Cash pay $92,986 - 18
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $187,565Cash pay $50,642 - 19
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 21
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 22
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —
- 26
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 28
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 29
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,254 - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 37
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
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18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for hip & knee replacement (DRG 469). Prices range from $23,285 to $187,565 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. The state average sits at $126,408.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of hip & knee replacement. 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 & knee replacement at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling hip & knee replacement 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 & knee replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 469 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.