DRG 329 · Digestive

Major Bowel Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

An operation on the small or large intestine, such as removing a diseased section of bowel. The stay includes the surgery and several days of recovery while the digestive system starts working again.

State average
$146,276
gross charge · DRG 329
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$30,762 – $308,019
low to high
Lowest $30,762 Highest $308,019

24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for major bowel surgery (DRG 329). Prices range from $30,762 to $308,019 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $146,276.

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 329 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 $30,762
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $37,453
    Cash pay $26,217
  3. 3

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $83,231
    Cash pay $33,292
  4. 4

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $97,605
    Cash pay $39,042
  5. 5

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $110,448
    Cash pay $29,821
    Medicare pays (avg) $39,396
  6. 6

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $110,448
    Cash pay $29,821
    Medicare pays (avg) $30,825
  7. 7

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $119,451
    Cash pay $71,670
    Medicare pays (avg) $42,903
  8. 8

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $119,451
    Cash pay $71,670
    Medicare pays (avg) $30,012
  9. 9

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $140,876
    Cash pay $56,351
  10. 10

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $145,761
    Cash pay $58,304
  11. 11

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
    Medicare pays (avg) $28,805
  12. 12

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
  13. 13

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
  14. 14

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
    Medicare pays (avg) $32,314
  15. 15

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
  16. 16

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
    Medicare pays (avg) $29,331
  17. 17

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
  18. 18
    Gross charge $160,594
    Cash pay $80,297
  19. 19

    Person Memorial Hospital

    Roxboro, NC

    Gross charge $163,379
    Cash pay $65,351
  20. 20

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $170,435
    Cash pay $85,218
  21. 21

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $177,673
    Cash pay $71,069
  22. 22

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    77 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $186,778
    Cash pay $84,050
    Medicare pays (avg) $38,023
  23. 23

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $224,114
    Cash pay $89,646
  24. 24

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $308,019
    Cash pay $123,208
  25. 25

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $30,296
  26. 26

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
    Medicare pays (avg) $28,538
  27. 27

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,243
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,277
  32. 32

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
  35. 35

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
  36. 36

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
  37. 37

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
  38. 38

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,621
  39. 39

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
  40. 40

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
  41. 41

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $63,776
  42. 42
    Gross charge
  43. 43

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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