Kidney Failure Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
The kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from the blood, either suddenly or as a worsening of chronic disease. Treatment typically involves IV fluids, adjusting medications, and frequent lab tests to track kidney function.
State average
$30,623
gross charge · DRG 684
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$4,869 – $88,635
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,869 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 $4,869 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $12,958Cash pay $9,070 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $13,502Cash pay $3,645 - 4
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $17,752Cash pay $7,101 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $19,307Cash pay $5,213 - 6
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $19,944Cash pay $8,975 - 7
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $21,444Cash pay $8,578 - 8
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $23,929Cash pay $9,571 - 9
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $27,465Cash pay $10,986 - 10
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $30,059Cash pay $12,024 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,697Cash pay $16,848 - 19
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $34,206Cash pay $13,682 - 20
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $34,936Cash pay $17,468 - 21
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $36,224Cash pay $14,490 - 22
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $40,074Cash pay $24,045 - 23
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $40,074Cash pay $24,045 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $88,635Cash pay $35,454 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,061 - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 36
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $2,692 - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,561 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 44
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,953
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for kidney failure (DRG 684). Prices range from $4,869 to $88,635 — roughly $83,766 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $30,623.
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 kidney 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 kidney 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 kidney failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 684 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.