Major Chest Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery inside the chest, most often removing part of a lung for cancer or other disease, in patients with serious complicating conditions. Recovery typically involves chest tubes, breathing exercises, and several days in the hospital.
State average
$166,911
gross charge · DRG 163
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$109,809 – $248,502
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $109,809Cash pay $54,904 - 2
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $123,228Cash pay $73,937Medicare pays (avg) $38,011 - 3
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $123,228Cash pay $73,937Medicare pays (avg) $29,023 - 4
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $143,356Cash pay $38,706Medicare pays (avg) $38,432 - 5
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $143,356Cash pay $38,706 - 6
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $157,539Cash pay $70,893Medicare pays (avg) $33,606 - 7
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $159,932Cash pay $63,973 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761Medicare pays (avg) $29,567 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $177,522Cash pay $88,761 - 16
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $208,368Cash pay $83,347 - 17
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $248,502Cash pay $99,401 - 18
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 19
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310Medicare pays (avg) $37,197 - 20
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,450 - 21
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —
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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310 - 28
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310 - 29
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310 - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $70,310 - 35Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
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17 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for major chest surgery (DRG 163). Prices range from $109,809 to $248,502 — roughly 2×. The cheapest is Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $166,911.
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 163 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.