Shoulder & Arm Joint Replacement Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery to replace a major joint in the shoulder, elbow, or wrist — most often a total shoulder replacement — or to reattach part of an arm. The hospital stay covers the operation, pain control, and early physical therapy.
State average
$105,053
gross charge · DRG 483
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$17,384 – $144,571
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $17,384 - 2
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $41,668Cash pay $16,667 - 3
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $44,761Cash pay $17,905Medicare pays (avg) $18,038 - 4
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $65,373Cash pay $39,224Medicare pays (avg) $19,547 - 5
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $65,373Cash pay $39,224Medicare pays (avg) $14,452 - 6
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $78,133Cash pay $21,096Medicare pays (avg) $19,031 - 7
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $79,253Cash pay $31,701 - 8
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $104,184Cash pay $28,130Medicare pays (avg) $23,286 - 9
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $111,817Cash pay $55,909 - 10
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $126,445Cash pay $56,900Medicare pays (avg) $19,222 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286Medicare pays (avg) $16,927 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286Medicare pays (avg) $16,665 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $144,571Cash pay $72,286 - 19
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 20
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 21
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 22
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,887 - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 25Gross charge —
- 26
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 28
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 29
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,116 - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,576 - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 37
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,679
18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for shoulder & arm joint replacement (DRG 483). Prices range from $17,384 to $144,571 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center in Charlotte. The state average sits at $105,053.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of shoulder & arm joint replacement. 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 shoulder & arm joint replacement at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling shoulder & arm joint replacement in North Carolina, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
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 shoulder & arm joint replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 483 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.