DRG 511 · Musculoskeletal

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

Surgery on the shoulder, elbow, or forearm other than a full joint replacement, such as repairing a fracture or a torn tendon, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.

State average
$87,447
gross charge · DRG 511
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$12,475 – $103,776
low to high
Lowest $12,475 Highest $103,776

19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for shoulder, elbow & forearm surgery (DRG 511). Prices range from $12,475 to $103,776 — roughly $91,301 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $87,447.

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 511 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 $12,475
  2. 2

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $55,437
    Cash pay $22,175
  3. 3

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $67,294
    Cash pay $26,918
  4. 4

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $84,074
    Cash pay $33,630
  5. 5

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $84,205
    Cash pay $22,735
  6. 6

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $84,205
    Cash pay $22,735
  7. 7

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $88,470
    Cash pay $44,235
  8. 8

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $97,914
    Cash pay $58,749
  9. 9

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $97,914
    Cash pay $58,749
  10. 10
    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  11. 11

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  12. 12

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  13. 13

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  14. 14

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  15. 15

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  16. 16

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  17. 17
    Gross charge $98,136
    Cash pay $49,068
  18. 18

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $100,643
    Cash pay $45,289
  19. 19

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $103,776
    Cash pay $41,510
  20. 20

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  22. 22

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  23. 23
    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  30. 30

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  31. 31

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  32. 32

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  33. 33

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  35. 35

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  36. 36

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $44,660
  37. 37
    Gross charge
  38. 38

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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