Respiratory Infection Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
An infection or inflammation deep in the lungs, such as aspiration pneumonia or a lung abscess. Hospital care typically involves IV antibiotics, oxygen if needed, and monitoring of breathing.
State average
$33,318
gross charge · DRG 179
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$5,591 – $51,731
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,591 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $8,755Cash pay $6,128 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $16,843Cash pay $6,737 - 4
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $21,211Cash pay $9,545 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $22,876Cash pay $6,176 - 6
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $22,876Cash pay $6,176 - 7
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $27,535Cash pay $11,014 - 8
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $32,813Cash pay $16,407 - 9
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $40,686Cash pay $24,411 - 10
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $40,686Cash pay $24,411Medicare pays (avg) $4,435 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $42,681Cash pay $21,340 - 19
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $51,731Cash pay $20,692 - 20
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 22
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 23
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 27Gross charge —
- 28
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 30
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 31
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 32
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 33
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 34
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 35
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 36
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,405 - 37Gross charge —
- 38
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for respiratory infection (DRG 179). Prices range from $5,591 to $51,731 — roughly $46,139 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $33,318.
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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 179 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.