Major Heart & Blood Vessel Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery on the heart or blood vessels, such as repairing an aneurysm or implanting a device, that does not fall into a more specific category. The stay includes the operation and closely monitored recovery.
State average
$145,164
gross charge · DRG 271
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$96,645 – $182,684
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $96,645Cash pay $26,094 - 2
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $97,322Cash pay $38,929 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $100,064Cash pay $40,026 - 4
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $119,957Cash pay $71,974Medicare pays (avg) $32,453 - 5
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $119,957Cash pay $71,974Medicare pays (avg) $22,144 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $121,466Cash pay $32,796Medicare pays (avg) $29,272 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $126,396Cash pay $56,878Medicare pays (avg) $26,330 - 8
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $142,208Cash pay $71,104 - 9
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $154,153Cash pay $61,661 - 10
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506Medicare pays (avg) $23,958 - 11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506 - 12
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506 - 13
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506 - 14
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506 - 15
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506 - 16
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506 - 17
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $169,012Cash pay $84,506 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $182,684Cash pay $73,074 - 19
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104Medicare pays (avg) $25,118 - 21
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $26,733 - 22
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —
- 26
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104 - 28
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104 - 29
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104 - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,104 - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 37
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $23,334
18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for major heart & blood vessel surgery (DRG 271). Prices range from $96,645 to $182,684 — roughly $86,040 apart. The cheapest is Duke Regional Hospital in Durham; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $145,164.
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 heart & blood vessel 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 heart & blood vessel 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 heart & blood vessel surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 271 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.