Poisoning & Drug Overdose Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Illness caused by a medicine, drug, or other toxic substance, such as an accidental overdose or a harmful reaction. The stay involves close monitoring, medicines or antidotes to counteract the substance, and supportive care while the body clears it.
State average
$23,542
gross charge · DRG 918
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$3,384 – $37,500
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($3,384 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 $3,384 - 2
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $13,766Cash pay $3,717 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $14,303Cash pay $10,012 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $14,372Cash pay $5,749 - 5
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $18,078Cash pay $7,231 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $19,559Cash pay $5,281 - 7
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $19,738Cash pay $11,843 - 8
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $19,738Cash pay $11,843 - 9
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $20,146Cash pay $8,058 - 10
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $22,619Cash pay $11,309 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $25,716Cash pay $12,858 - 19
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $27,855Cash pay $11,142 - 20
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $29,203Cash pay $11,681 - 21
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $31,032Cash pay $12,413 - 22
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $32,670Cash pay $14,701 - 23
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $35,313Cash pay $14,125 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $37,500Cash pay $15,000 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 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) $6,557 - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 36
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $10,489 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 44
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for poisoning & drug overdose (DRG 918). Prices range from $3,384 to $37,500 — roughly $34,116 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $23,542.
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 poisoning & drug overdose 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 poisoning & drug overdose 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 poisoning & drug overdose in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 918 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.