Prolonged Ventilator Support Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A serious lung or breathing condition that requires a mechanical ventilator (breathing machine) for more than four days. This involves intensive care with continuous monitoring and breathing support.
State average
$204,332
gross charge · DRG 207
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$38,774 – $502,508
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $38,774 - 2
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $127,653Cash pay $51,061 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $140,415Cash pay $56,166 - 4
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $141,833Cash pay $56,733 - 5
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $159,943Cash pay $43,184 - 6
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $166,794Cash pay $66,718 - 7
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $169,308Cash pay $45,713Medicare pays (avg) $61,437 - 8
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $188,197Cash pay $94,099 - 9
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 10
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 11
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 12
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 13
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 14
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 15
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 16
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $197,455Cash pay $98,727 - 17
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $197,900Cash pay $79,160 - 18
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $199,933Cash pay $119,960 - 19
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $199,933Cash pay $119,960 - 20
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $252,680Cash pay $113,706Medicare pays (avg) $59,206 - 21
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $429,801Cash pay $171,920 - 22
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $502,508Cash pay $201,003 - 23
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643Medicare pays (avg) $50,106 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $48,640 - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643 - 34
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643 - 35
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 36
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643 - 37
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643 - 38
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $90,643 - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 41
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $44,188
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for prolonged ventilator support (DRG 207). Prices range from $38,774 to $502,508 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $204,332.
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 prolonged ventilator support 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 prolonged ventilator support 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 prolonged ventilator support in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 207 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.