Mini-Stroke (TIA) Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini-stroke," in which blood flow to part of the brain is briefly blocked and stroke-like symptoms resolve on their own. The stay focuses on brain imaging, heart monitoring, and starting medications to prevent a future stroke.
State average
$34,552
gross charge · DRG 069
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$4,764 – $74,894
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,764 at Randolph Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $4,764 - 2
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $21,250Cash pay $8,500 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $22,833Cash pay $9,133Medicare pays (avg) $4,707 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $22,872Cash pay $6,176 - 5
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $24,508Cash pay $17,156 - 6
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $29,808Cash pay $11,923 - 7
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $30,031Cash pay $18,019 - 8
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $30,031Cash pay $18,019Medicare pays (avg) $4,391 - 9
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $32,068Cash pay $8,658Medicare pays (avg) $6,075 - 10
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $34,876Cash pay $13,951 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185Medicare pays (avg) $4,574 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185Medicare pays (avg) $4,851 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $36,371Cash pay $18,185 - 19
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $36,903Cash pay $18,451 - 20
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $37,262Cash pay $16,768Medicare pays (avg) $5,161 - 21
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $37,956Cash pay $15,182 - 22
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $47,925Cash pay $19,170 - 23
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $50,291Cash pay $20,116 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $74,894Cash pay $29,958 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,547 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869Medicare pays (avg) $5,515 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,083 - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869 - 36
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869 - 37
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 38
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869 - 39
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869 - 40
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $15,869 - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 43
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,281
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for mini-stroke (tia) (DRG 069). Prices range from $4,764 to $74,894 — roughly $70,130 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $34,552.
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 mini-stroke (tia) 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 mini-stroke (tia) 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 mini-stroke (tia) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 069 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.