Kidney Stones Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Stones in the kidney or urinary tract causing pain, blockage, or infection, managed without major surgery during this stay. Care typically involves pain control, IV fluids, and imaging to track the stone.
State average
$39,093
gross charge · DRG 694
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$6,861 – $172,012
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $6,861 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $7,836Cash pay $5,485 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $18,387Cash pay $4,965 - 4
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $22,853Cash pay $10,284 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $24,767Cash pay $6,687Medicare pays (avg) $6,966 - 6
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $29,092Cash pay $11,637 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $31,557Cash pay $15,778 - 8
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $34,474Cash pay $20,684 - 9
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $34,474Cash pay $20,684 - 10
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $38,055Cash pay $15,222 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $39,199Cash pay $19,599 - 19
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $47,906Cash pay $19,162 - 20
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $172,012Cash pay $68,805 - 21
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,135 - 23
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 24
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, 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 $14,135 - 30
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,135 - 31
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,135 - 32
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,135 - 34
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 35
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,135 - 36
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,135 - 37
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,135 - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 40
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
20 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for kidney stones (DRG 694). Prices range from $6,861 to $172,012 — roughly 25×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $39,093.
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 stones 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 stones 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 stones in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 694 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.