Premature Newborn Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital care for a baby born early who has serious medical problems, such as trouble breathing or feeding. The stay involves specialized newborn intensive care with warming, breathing support, and feeding help.
State average
$17,521
gross charge · DRG 791
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$4,699 – $58,470
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,699 at Maria Parham Medical Center) 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
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $4,699Cash pay $1,880 - 2
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 3
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 4
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 5
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 6
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 7
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 8
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 9
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $4,860Cash pay $2,430 - 10
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $5,446Cash pay $3,812 - 11
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $6,148Cash pay $3,074 - 12
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $8,648Cash pay $3,459 - 13
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $9,637 - 14
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $11,150Cash pay $4,460 - 15
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $14,379Cash pay $5,752 - 16
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $28,043Cash pay $7,572 - 17
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $30,459Cash pay $8,224 - 18
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $30,678Cash pay $12,271 - 19
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $32,624Cash pay $13,049 - 20
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $47,742Cash pay $21,484 - 21
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $58,470Cash pay $35,082 - 22
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $58,470Cash pay $35,082 - 23
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 25
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 26
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 34
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 35
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 36
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 38
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 39
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $49,305 - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 42
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for premature newborn (DRG 791). Prices range from $4,699 to $58,470 — roughly $53,770 apart. The cheapest is Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $17,521.
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 premature newborn at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
For premature newborn in North Carolina, the price below is each hospital's gross charge for the facility portion of delivery — your actual out-of-pocket depends on insurance, length of stay, complications, and whether the obstetrician bills separately. Click any hospital name for its full maternity profile, including CMS star rating, patient-experience scores, and (where designated) the CMS Birthing-Friendly Hospital marker — a useful signal of maternity-care quality.
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 premature newborn in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 791 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.