Kidney & Ureter Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the kidney or ureter for a non-cancerous problem, such as removing large stones or relieving a blockage. The stay covers the surgery and monitoring of kidney function during recovery.
State average
$63,845
gross charge · DRG 660
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$9,841 – $155,351
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $9,841 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $30,572Cash pay $21,400 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $31,607Cash pay $8,534Medicare pays (avg) $3,824 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $32,598Cash pay $13,039 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $40,171Cash pay $10,846Medicare pays (avg) $11,822 - 6
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $47,114Cash pay $18,846 - 7
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $47,230Cash pay $18,892 - 8
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $58,303Cash pay $26,236Medicare pays (avg) $9,463 - 9
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $60,756Cash pay $24,302 - 10
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927 - 11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927 - 12
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927 - 13
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927 - 14
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927Medicare pays (avg) $7,594 - 15
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927 - 16
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927 - 17
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $61,853Cash pay $30,927 - 18
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $64,254Cash pay $32,127Medicare pays (avg) $8,620 - 19
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $72,328Cash pay $28,931 - 20
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $104,280Cash pay $41,712 - 21
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $155,351Cash pay $93,210Medicare pays (avg) $10,510 - 22
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $155,351Cash pay $93,210Medicare pays (avg) $7,608 - 23
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,724 - 24
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371Medicare pays (avg) $9,417 - 25
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,300 - 26
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,487 - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371 - 34
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 35
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371 - 36
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,147 - 37
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371 - 38
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371 - 39
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,371 - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 42
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,531
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for kidney & ureter surgery (DRG 660). Prices range from $9,841 to $155,351 — roughly 16×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $63,845.
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 & ureter 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 kidney & ureter 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 kidney & ureter surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 660 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.