Sepsis Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for sepsis. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 5–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Emergency department evaluation and sepsis workup
- Inpatient room and continuous monitoring
- IV antibiotics and fluids (often broad-spectrum until culture results return)
- Blood cultures, lactate, and serial labs
- Source-control procedures if needed (drainage, etc.)
Usually billed separately
- Hospitalist, infectious-disease, and any specialty consultant fees
- Outpatient antibiotics after discharge
- Home health for any IV antibiotic continuation
- Long-term rehab if sepsis caused weakness
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does sepsis best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Sepsis Care Bundle (SEP-1)
The headline sepsis metric — measures how often hospitals deliver evidence-based sepsis care within strict time windows (antibiotics, fluids, repeat lactate).
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle
For the sickest sepsis patients, faster bundle completion saves lives.
Hospital-wide Mortality
Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death. A hospital with strong overall mortality numbers is usually doing the right things for sepsis.
C. diff Infection Ratio
Sepsis treatment requires broad-spectrum antibiotics, which raises C. diff risk. Hospitals with low SIR control this better.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For sepsis, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- Sepsis admissions aren't shoppable in real time — the nearest hospital is typically the right call during an acute episode. This page is more useful for chronic-condition planning or evaluating where care was delivered.
- For elderly patients or those with chronic disease, the hospital with the best SEP-1 compliance score may be worth additional travel time when distances are comparable.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- During acute illness: skip this list and call 911. Sepsis worsens by the hour.
- After discharge: what outpatient antibiotic continuation is needed? Is it covered?
- Is post-sepsis rehab or follow-up recommended? Where will it happen?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $6,697 - 2
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City, NC
Gross charge $9,041Cash pay $3,616 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $22,636Cash pay $15,845 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $23,161Cash pay $6,254Medicare pays (avg) $7,592 - 5
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $26,098Cash pay $10,439Medicare pays (avg) $6,962 - 6
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $28,051Cash pay $11,220Medicare pays (avg) $6,381 - 7
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $29,733Cash pay $11,893Medicare pays (avg) $7,390 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338Medicare pays (avg) $7,050 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338Medicare pays (avg) $6,434 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338Medicare pays (avg) $6,270 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338Medicare pays (avg) $6,027 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338Medicare pays (avg) $5,505 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $30,676Cash pay $15,338Medicare pays (avg) $4,371 - 16
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $31,373Cash pay $8,471Medicare pays (avg) $9,074 - 17
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $31,405Cash pay $12,562Medicare pays (avg) $7,378 - 18
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $37,163Cash pay $22,298Medicare pays (avg) $10,581 - 19
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $37,163Cash pay $22,298Medicare pays (avg) $5,997 - 20
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $40,850Cash pay $20,425Medicare pays (avg) $6,378 - 21
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $41,770Cash pay $18,796Medicare pays (avg) $7,151 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $43,886Cash pay $17,555Medicare pays (avg) $7,471 - 23
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $45,840Cash pay $18,336 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $55,543Cash pay $22,217Medicare pays (avg) $6,644 - 25
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $59,284Cash pay $23,714Medicare pays (avg) $6,460 - 26
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,676 - 27
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126Medicare pays (avg) $7,115 - 28
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,243 - 29
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,181 - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,739 - 32Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,193
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126Medicare pays (avg) $7,296 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126Medicare pays (avg) $8,136 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126Medicare pays (avg) $7,708 - 37
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,198 - 38
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126Medicare pays (avg) $6,548 - 39
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,394 - 40
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126 - 41
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126 - 42
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,126 - 43Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
25 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for sepsis (DRG 872). Prices range from $6,697 to $59,284 — roughly $52,587 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $32,604.
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 sepsis 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 sepsis 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 sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 872 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.