DRG 559 · Musculoskeletal

Orthopedic Aftercare Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for problems that arise while recovering from a bone, joint, or muscle condition or surgery, such as trouble with surgical hardware. Care focuses on treating the complication and supporting healing.

State average
$37,523
gross charge · DRG 559
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$11,409 – $111,968
low to high
Lowest $11,409 Highest $111,968

22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for orthopedic aftercare (DRG 559). Prices range from $11,409 to $111,968 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care) in Charlotte; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $37,523.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of orthopedic aftercare. 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 orthopedic aftercare at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling orthopedic aftercare in North Carolina, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

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 orthopedic aftercare in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 559 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1
    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  2. 2

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  3. 3

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  4. 4

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  5. 5

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  6. 6

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  7. 7

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  8. 8
    Gross charge $11,409
    Cash pay $5,705
  9. 9

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    Gross charge $15,462
  10. 10

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $28,590
    Cash pay $20,013
  11. 11
    Gross charge $33,057
    Cash pay $13,223
  12. 12

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $38,347
    Cash pay $10,354
  13. 13

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $38,347
    Cash pay $10,354
  14. 14

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $40,023
    Cash pay $16,009
  15. 15

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $47,975
    Cash pay $19,190
  16. 16

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $51,874
    Cash pay $23,343
  17. 17

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $55,623
    Cash pay $33,374
  18. 18

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $55,623
    Cash pay $33,374
  19. 19

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $55,642
    Cash pay $27,821
  20. 20

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $70,361
    Cash pay $28,144
  21. 21

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $91,330
    Cash pay $36,532
  22. 22

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $111,968
    Cash pay $44,787
  23. 23

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  25. 25

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  26. 26
    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  33. 33

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  34. 34

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  35. 35

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  36. 36

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  38. 38

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  39. 39

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,567
  40. 40
    Gross charge
  41. 41

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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