Lung Cancer & Chest Tumors Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A hospital stay for cancer or tumors of the lung or airways, often to manage symptoms like breathing trouble, fluid buildup, or infection. Care can include oxygen, medications, and procedures to ease breathing.
State average
$42,911
gross charge · DRG 181
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$4,596 – $127,380
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,596 at Randolph Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $4,596 - 2
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $9,555Cash pay $3,822 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $14,743Cash pay $10,320 - 4
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $22,050Cash pay $11,025 - 5
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $23,101Cash pay $9,240 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $31,166Cash pay $8,415Medicare pays (avg) $9,245 - 7
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $31,166Cash pay $8,415 - 8
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $40,664Cash pay $24,398Medicare pays (avg) $11,393 - 9
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $40,664Cash pay $24,398 - 10
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 12
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 13
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 14
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 15
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 16
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 17
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $46,458Cash pay $23,229 - 18
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $55,055Cash pay $24,775 - 19
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $55,426Cash pay $22,171 - 20
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $73,903Cash pay $29,561 - 21
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $127,380Cash pay $50,952 - 22
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 24
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 25
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 34
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 35
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 36
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 37
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 38
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,649 - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
21 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for lung cancer & chest tumors (DRG 181). Prices range from $4,596 to $127,380 — roughly 28×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $42,911.
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 lung cancer & chest tumors 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 lung cancer & chest tumors 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 lung cancer & chest tumors in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 181 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.