DRG 544 · Musculoskeletal

Pathological Fractures & Bone Cancer Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

A bone that breaks because disease has weakened it, or cancer involving bone, muscle, or connective tissue. The stay typically involves pain control, imaging, and planning further treatment.

State average
$32,046
gross charge · DRG 544
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$25,394 – $38,068
low to high
Lowest $25,394 Highest $38,068

14 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for pathological fractures & bone cancer (DRG 544). Prices range from $25,394 to $38,068 — roughly $12,674 apart. The cheapest is Duke University Hospital in Durham; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $32,046.

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

If you're scheduling pathological fractures & bone cancer 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 pathological fractures & bone cancer in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 544 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

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $25,394
    Cash pay $6,856
  2. 2

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $25,394
    Cash pay $6,856
  3. 3

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $30,664
    Cash pay $13,799
  4. 4

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  5. 5
    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  6. 6

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  7. 7

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  8. 8

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  9. 9

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  10. 10

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  11. 11

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  12. 12
    Gross charge $32,340
    Cash pay $16,170
  13. 13

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $38,068
    Cash pay $22,841
  14. 14

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $38,068
    Cash pay $22,841
  15. 15

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  17. 17

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  18. 18
    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  25. 25

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  26. 26

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  27. 27

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  29. 29

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  31. 31

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  32. 32

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,867
  33. 33
    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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