Infection Requiring Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A serious infection that requires an operation as part of treatment, such as surgery to remove infected tissue or drain an abscess. The stay involves the operation plus IV antibiotics and close monitoring, often in intensive care.
State average
$143,881
gross charge · DRG 853
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$36,910 – $346,742
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $36,910 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $53,214Cash pay $37,250 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $82,301Cash pay $32,921Medicare pays (avg) $28,151 - 4
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586Medicare pays (avg) $36,975 - 5
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586 - 6
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586 - 7
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586Medicare pays (avg) $33,895 - 8
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586Medicare pays (avg) $31,735 - 9
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586Medicare pays (avg) $30,450 - 10
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586 - 11
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,172Cash pay $46,586 - 12
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $108,593Cash pay $43,437Medicare pays (avg) $28,276 - 13
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $110,710Cash pay $44,284Medicare pays (avg) $35,743 - 14
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $124,798Cash pay $49,919Medicare pays (avg) $34,046 - 15
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $149,828Cash pay $74,914Medicare pays (avg) $28,834 - 16
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $150,838Cash pay $40,726Medicare pays (avg) $44,504 - 17
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $150,838Cash pay $40,726Medicare pays (avg) $34,535 - 18
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $173,210Cash pay $69,284Medicare pays (avg) $35,917 - 19
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $178,001Cash pay $71,200 - 20
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $200,462Cash pay $90,208Medicare pays (avg) $44,932 - 21
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $252,717Cash pay $101,087Medicare pays (avg) $30,351 - 22
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $294,303Cash pay $176,582Medicare pays (avg) $46,021 - 23
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $294,303Cash pay $176,582Medicare pays (avg) $30,330 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $346,742Cash pay $138,697 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,331 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278Medicare pays (avg) $37,251 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,629 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,705 - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $39,778 - 32Gross charge —
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278 - 37
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 38
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278 - 39
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,961 - 40
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278 - 41
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278 - 42
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $61,278 - 43Gross charge —
- 44
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for infection requiring surgery (DRG 853). Prices range from $36,910 to $346,742 — roughly 9×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $143,881.
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 infection requiring surgery 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 infection requiring surgery 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 infection requiring surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 853 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.