DRG 178 · Respiratory

Respiratory Infection Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for respiratory infections and inflammations with complications.

State average
$44,931
gross charge · DRG 178
Hospitals
25
with published pricing
Price range
$7,700 – $174,461
low to high
Lowest $7,700 Highest $174,461

25 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for respiratory infection (DRG 178). Prices range from $7,700 to $174,461 — roughly 23×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $44,931.

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 178 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 $7,700
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $19,791
    Cash pay $13,853
  3. 3

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $24,713
    Cash pay $6,672
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,645
  4. 4

    Person Memorial Hospital

    Roxboro, NC

    Gross charge $27,401
    Cash pay $10,961
  5. 5

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $27,517
    Cash pay $11,007
  6. 6

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $29,893
    Cash pay $11,957
  7. 7

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $30,378
    Cash pay $13,670
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,411
  8. 8
    Gross charge $30,824
    Cash pay $12,330
  9. 9

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $31,558
    Cash pay $15,779
  10. 10

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,893
  11. 11

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  12. 12

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  13. 13

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,050
  14. 14

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,757
  15. 15

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,322
  16. 16

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  17. 17
    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  18. 18

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $33,021
    Cash pay $13,208
  19. 19

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $33,851
    Cash pay $9,140
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,948
  20. 20

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $36,346
    Cash pay $14,538
  21. 21

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $42,330
    Cash pay $16,932
  22. 22

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $60,769
    Cash pay $24,308
  23. 23

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $74,163
    Cash pay $29,665
  24. 24

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $174,461
    Cash pay $104,676
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,604
  25. 25

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    83 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $174,461
    Cash pay $104,676
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,608
  26. 26

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    41 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,495
  27. 27

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,097
  28. 28

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,562
  29. 29
    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    52 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,733
  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 $18,261
  35. 35

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  36. 36

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  37. 37

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  38. 38

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,292
  39. 39

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  40. 40

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  41. 41

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  42. 42
    Gross charge
  43. 43

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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