Major Bowel Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery to remove or repair part of the small or large intestine, often for cancer, diverticulitis, or a blockage. The stay includes the operation followed by several days of recovery in the hospital while the bowel starts working again.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $17,243 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $38,916Cash pay $27,241 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $67,587Cash pay $18,248Medicare pays (avg) $19,879 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $67,587Cash pay $18,248Medicare pays (avg) $16,490 - 5
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $70,126Cash pay $42,076Medicare pays (avg) $22,266 - 6
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $70,126Cash pay $42,076Medicare pays (avg) $14,788 - 7
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $74,617Cash pay $29,847 - 8
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $89,283Cash pay $35,713 - 9
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $93,567Cash pay $37,427 - 10
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $100,837Cash pay $40,335 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623Medicare pays (avg) $16,947 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623Medicare pays (avg) $16,548 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623Medicare pays (avg) $15,029 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623Medicare pays (avg) $15,095 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $113,245Cash pay $56,623 - 19
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $113,545Cash pay $56,772 - 20
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $116,203Cash pay $52,291Medicare pays (avg) $18,018 - 21
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $125,897Cash pay $50,359 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $144,761Cash pay $57,905 - 23
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $160,203Cash pay $64,081 - 24
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $165,059Cash pay $66,023 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,912 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851Medicare pays (avg) $15,784 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,091 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,070 - 32Gross charge —
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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851 - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,416 - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $44,851 - 42Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for major bowel surgery (DRG 330). Prices range from $17,243 to $165,059 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro. The state average sits at $100,897.
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 major bowel 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 major bowel 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 major bowel surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 330 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.