DRG 184 · Respiratory

Major Chest Injury Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

A serious injury to the chest, such as multiple broken ribs or a bruised lung. Hospital care focuses on pain control, breathing support, and monitoring for internal injuries.

State average
$34,417
gross charge · DRG 184
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$5,135 – $49,611
low to high
Lowest $5,135 Highest $49,611

21 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for major chest injury (DRG 184). Prices range from $5,135 to $49,611 — roughly $44,475 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $34,417.

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 chest injury 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 chest injury 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 chest injury in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 184 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 $5,135
  2. 2
    Gross charge $17,649
    Cash pay $7,060
  3. 3

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $22,268
    Cash pay $8,907
  4. 4

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $25,261
    Cash pay $10,104
  5. 5

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $26,971
    Cash pay $10,788
  6. 6

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $29,810
    Cash pay $13,415
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,312
  7. 7

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $31,985
    Cash pay $15,993
  8. 8

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,421
  9. 9

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
  10. 10

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
  11. 11

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
  12. 12

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
  13. 13

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
  14. 14

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
  15. 15
    Gross charge $36,432
    Cash pay $18,216
  16. 16

    Person Memorial Hospital

    Roxboro, NC

    Gross charge $41,137
    Cash pay $16,455
  17. 17

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $43,286
    Cash pay $17,314
  18. 18

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $44,292
    Cash pay $11,959
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,594
  19. 19

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $44,292
    Cash pay $11,959
  20. 20

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $49,611
    Cash pay $29,766
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,618
  21. 21

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $49,611
    Cash pay $29,766
  22. 22

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,451
  24. 24

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,462
  25. 25
    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,044
  29. 29

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
  32. 32

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
  33. 33

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
  34. 34

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
  35. 35

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,475
  36. 36

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
  37. 37

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
  38. 38

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,748
  39. 39
    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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