DRG 512 · Musculoskeletal

Shoulder, Elbow & Forearm Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery on the shoulder, elbow, or forearm — such as fracture repair or tendon and ligament procedures — not including full joint replacement. The stay typically involves the operation, pain control, and early guidance on using the arm safely.

State average
$78,796
gross charge · DRG 512
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$27,254 – $94,764
low to high
Lowest $27,254 Highest $94,764

14 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery (DRG 512). Prices range from $27,254 to $94,764 — roughly $67,510 apart. The cheapest is Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton; the most expensive is Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center in Charlotte. The state average sits at $78,796.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery. 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, elbow & forearm surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery 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, elbow & forearm surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 512 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

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $27,254
    Cash pay $19,077
  2. 2

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $50,054
    Cash pay $13,515
  3. 3

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $50,054
    Cash pay $13,515
  4. 4

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $54,353
    Cash pay $21,741
  5. 5

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $68,557
    Cash pay $30,851
  6. 6

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  7. 7
    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  8. 8

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  9. 9

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  10. 10

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  11. 11

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  12. 12

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  13. 13

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  14. 14
    Gross charge $94,764
    Cash pay $47,382
  15. 15

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  17. 17

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  18. 18
    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  25. 25

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  26. 26

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  27. 27

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  28. 28

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  30. 30

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  31. 31

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $35,769
  32. 32
    Gross charge
  33. 33

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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