Major Chest Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery inside the chest, such as removing part of a lung. The stay includes the operation, a chest tube while the lungs heal, and closely monitored recovery.
State average
$129,383
gross charge · DRG 164
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$68,803 – $155,215
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $68,803Cash pay $18,577Medicare pays (avg) $21,582 - 2
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $68,803Cash pay $18,577 - 3
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $75,087Cash pay $45,052Medicare pays (avg) $23,342 - 4
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $75,087Cash pay $45,052Medicare pays (avg) $15,147 - 5
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $106,480Cash pay $47,916Medicare pays (avg) $18,933 - 6
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $149,546Cash pay $59,818 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608Medicare pays (avg) $16,186 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $155,215Cash pay $77,608 - 16
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 17
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646Medicare pays (avg) $15,857 - 18
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,153 - 19
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,056 - 23Gross charge —
- 24
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646 - 26
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646 - 27
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646 - 28
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646 - 29
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,041 - 30
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646 - 31
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646 - 32
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,646 - 33Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
15 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for major chest surgery (DRG 164). Prices range from $68,803 to $155,215 — roughly $86,412 apart. The cheapest is Duke University Hospital in Durham; the most expensive is Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center in Charlotte. The state average sits at $129,383.
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 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 chest 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 chest surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 164 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.