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
$32,681
gross charge · DRG 184
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$5,135 – $49,611
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,135 - 2
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $7,435Cash pay $2,007 - 3
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City, NC
Gross charge $17,649Cash pay $7,060 - 4
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $22,268Cash pay $8,907 - 5
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $25,261Cash pay $10,104 - 6
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $26,971Cash pay $10,788 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $29,810Cash pay $13,415Medicare pays (avg) $7,312 - 8
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $31,985Cash pay $15,993 - 9
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216Medicare pays (avg) $7,421 - 10
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216 - 11
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216 - 12
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216 - 13
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216 - 14
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216 - 15
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216 - 16
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,432Cash pay $18,216 - 17
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $41,137Cash pay $16,455 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $43,286Cash pay $17,314 - 19
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $44,684Cash pay $12,065Medicare pays (avg) $8,594 - 20
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $49,611Cash pay $29,766Medicare pays (avg) $10,618 - 21
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $49,611Cash pay $29,766 - 22
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748Medicare pays (avg) $7,451 - 24
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,462 - 25
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,044 - 28Gross charge —
- 29
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748 - 31
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748 - 32
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748 - 33
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748 - 34
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,475 - 35
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748 - 36
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748 - 37
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,748 - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 40
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
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 $32,681.
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.