DRG 175 · Respiratory

Pulmonary Embolism Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

A blood clot that has traveled to the lungs, straining the heart and making it hard to breathe. Care involves blood-thinning medicines, oxygen, and close monitoring of the heart and lungs, sometimes in an intensive care unit.

State average
$45,278
gross charge · DRG 175
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$9,295 – $86,734
low to high
Lowest $9,295 Highest $86,734

24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for pulmonary embolism (DRG 175). Prices range from $9,295 to $86,734 — roughly $77,439 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $45,278.

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 pulmonary embolism 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 pulmonary embolism 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 pulmonary embolism in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 175 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

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    Gross charge $9,295
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $15,624
    Cash pay $10,937
  3. 3

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $29,960
    Cash pay $11,984
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,853
  4. 4

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $36,196
    Cash pay $14,479
  5. 5

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $37,937
    Cash pay $15,175
  6. 6

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,832
  7. 7

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
  8. 8

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
  9. 9

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
  10. 10

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,634
  11. 11

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,059
  12. 12

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
  13. 13
    Gross charge $40,015
    Cash pay $20,008
  14. 14

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,450
    Cash pay $10,921
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,681
  15. 15

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,450
    Cash pay $10,921
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,465
  16. 16

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $41,158
    Cash pay $16,463
  17. 17

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    49 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $45,982
    Cash pay $20,692
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,208
  18. 18

    Person Memorial Hospital

    Roxboro, NC

    Gross charge $47,926
    Cash pay $19,170
  19. 19

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $52,347
    Cash pay $26,173
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,407
  20. 20

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $52,481
    Cash pay $20,992
  21. 21

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $57,093
    Cash pay $22,837
  22. 22

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $86,188
    Cash pay $34,475
  23. 23

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $86,734
    Cash pay $52,041
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,804
  24. 24

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $86,734
    Cash pay $52,041
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,271
  25. 25

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,921
  26. 26

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    43 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,409
  27. 27

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,222
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,282
  32. 32

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
  35. 35

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
  36. 36

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
  37. 37

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
  38. 38

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,581
  39. 39

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
  40. 40

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
  41. 41

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,800
  42. 42
    Gross charge
  43. 43

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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