Knee Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Knee surgery other than a full joint replacement, such as repairing cartilage or removing damaged tissue, when the problem is not a joint infection, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.
State average
$79,935
gross charge · DRG 488
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$16,696 – $162,124
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $16,696 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $18,222Cash pay $12,755 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $52,122Cash pay $14,073 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $55,779Cash pay $15,060 - 5
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $64,317Cash pay $32,159 - 6
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $76,292Cash pay $45,775 - 7
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $76,292Cash pay $45,775 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $82,335Cash pay $41,168 - 16
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $99,387Cash pay $39,755 - 17
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $158,912Cash pay $71,511 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $162,124Cash pay $64,850 - 19
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 21
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 22
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —
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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 28
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 29
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $38,730 - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 37
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
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18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for knee surgery (DRG 488). Prices range from $16,696 to $162,124 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $79,935.
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 488 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.