DRG 486 · Musculoskeletal

Knee Surgery for Infection Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

An operation to treat an infected knee joint, often by washing out the joint or removing infected tissue. The stay includes the surgery and IV antibiotics.

State average
$84,196
gross charge · DRG 486
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$19,612 – $116,777
low to high
Lowest $19,612 Highest $116,777

21 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for knee surgery for infection (DRG 486). Prices range from $19,612 to $116,777 — roughly $97,165 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro. The state average sits at $84,196.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of knee surgery for 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 knee surgery for infection at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling knee surgery for 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 knee surgery for infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 486 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    Gross charge $19,612
  2. 2

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $19,808
    Cash pay $7,923
  3. 3

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $57,879
    Cash pay $15,627
  4. 4

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $57,879
    Cash pay $15,627
  5. 5

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $68,009
    Cash pay $40,806
  6. 6

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $68,009
    Cash pay $40,806
  7. 7

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $87,182
    Cash pay $34,873
  8. 8

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $89,155
    Cash pay $40,120
  9. 9

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $91,421
    Cash pay $36,568
  10. 10

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $94,802
    Cash pay $47,401
  11. 11

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $95,785
    Cash pay $38,314
  12. 12
    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  13. 13

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  14. 14

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  15. 15

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  16. 16

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  17. 17

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  18. 18

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  19. 19
    Gross charge $98,895
    Cash pay $49,447
  20. 20

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $110,630
    Cash pay $44,252
  21. 21

    Person Memorial Hospital

    Roxboro, NC

    Gross charge $116,777
    Cash pay $46,711
  22. 22

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  24. 24

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  25. 25
    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  32. 32

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  33. 33

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  34. 34

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  35. 35

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  36. 36

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  37. 37

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  38. 38

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,588
  39. 39
    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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