Joint Infection Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A hospital stay for a bacterial infection inside a joint, such as the knee or hip, which causes severe pain and swelling. Treatment typically combines IV antibiotics with a procedure to drain or wash out the joint.
State average
$36,739
gross charge · DRG 549
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$4,796 – $49,797
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,796 at Randolph Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $4,796 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $14,357Cash pay $10,050 - 3
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $15,060Cash pay $7,530 - 4
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $18,422Cash pay $7,369 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $29,688Cash pay $8,016 - 6
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $29,688Cash pay $8,016 - 7
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $30,943Cash pay $18,566 - 8
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $30,943Cash pay $18,566 - 9
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $33,796Cash pay $13,518 - 10
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $45,442Cash pay $20,449 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $49,389Cash pay $24,695 - 19
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $49,797Cash pay $19,919 - 20
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 22
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 23
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 27Gross charge —
- 28
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 30
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 31
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 32
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 33
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 34
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 35
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 36
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,390 - 37Gross charge —
- 38
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for joint infection (DRG 549). Prices range from $4,796 to $49,797 — roughly $45,001 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde. The state average sits at $36,739.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of joint infection. 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 joint infection at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling joint infection 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 joint infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 549 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.