Knee Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the knee other than a total joint replacement, such as repairing or cleaning out damaged tissue, in a patient without a joint infection. The stay includes the surgery and early recovery.
State average
$70,539
gross charge · DRG 489
Hospitals
16
with published pricing
Price range
$45,433 – $108,578
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $45,433Cash pay $12,267 - 2
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $45,433Cash pay $12,267 - 3
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $45,522Cash pay $18,209 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $45,770Cash pay $18,308 - 5
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $65,289Cash pay $29,380 - 6
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $70,785Cash pay $35,392 - 7
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $72,244Cash pay $28,898 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $78,696Cash pay $39,348 - 16
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $108,578Cash pay $43,431 - 17
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 18
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 19
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 20
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 24Gross charge —
- 25
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 27
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 28
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 29
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 30
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 31
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 32
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 33
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,879 - 34Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
16 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for knee surgery (DRG 489). Prices range from $45,433 to $108,578 — roughly $63,145 apart. The cheapest is Duke University Hospital in Durham; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $70,539.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of knee surgery. 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 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 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 in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 489 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.