Pulmonary Embolism Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A blood clot that has traveled to the lungs, causing chest pain and shortness of breath. The hospital stay involves blood-thinning medicines, oxygen if needed, and monitoring while the clot stabilizes.
State average
$31,374
gross charge · DRG 176
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$6,032 – $43,821
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $6,032 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $14,263Cash pay $9,984 - 3
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $17,564Cash pay $7,025 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $20,312Cash pay $5,484 - 5
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $24,577Cash pay $9,831 - 6
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $27,128Cash pay $16,277Medicare pays (avg) $6,418 - 7
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $27,128Cash pay $16,277Medicare pays (avg) $4,702 - 8
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $27,446Cash pay $7,410Medicare pays (avg) $7,682 - 9
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $31,151Cash pay $14,018Medicare pays (avg) $5,369 - 10
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $32,294Cash pay $12,918 - 11
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $32,880Cash pay $16,440 - 12
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $33,022Cash pay $13,209 - 13
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343Medicare pays (avg) $5,928 - 14
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343 - 15
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343 - 16
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343 - 17
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343 - 18
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343Medicare pays (avg) $5,296 - 19
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343 - 20
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $38,685Cash pay $19,343 - 21
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $43,136Cash pay $17,254 - 22
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $43,821Cash pay $17,528 - 23
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,246 - 24
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328Medicare pays (avg) $5,531 - 25
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,308 - 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) $6,442 - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328 - 34
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328 - 35
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $2,964 - 36
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328 - 37
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328 - 38
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,328 - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 41
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,547
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for pulmonary embolism (DRG 176). Prices range from $6,032 to $43,821 — roughly $37,789 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $31,374.
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 176 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.