Shoulder & Elbow Replacement Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A planned operation to replace a damaged shoulder or elbow joint with an artificial one, usually because of severe arthritis or injury. The stay covers the surgery, pain control, and the start of physical therapy.
State average
$94,566
gross charge · DRG 322
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$64,509 – $174,025
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $64,509Cash pay $29,029Medicare pays (avg) $13,092 - 2
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $70,679Cash pay $42,407Medicare pays (avg) $16,703 - 3
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $70,679Cash pay $42,407Medicare pays (avg) $10,906 - 4
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $76,535Cash pay $38,268Medicare pays (avg) $8,624 - 5
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $79,373Cash pay $31,749 - 6
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $79,799Cash pay $21,546Medicare pays (avg) $14,977 - 7
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $79,799Cash pay $21,546Medicare pays (avg) $13,311 - 8
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358Medicare pays (avg) $12,235 - 9
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358 - 10
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358 - 11
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358 - 12
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358Medicare pays (avg) $10,736 - 13
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358Medicare pays (avg) $11,780 - 14
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358 - 15
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $84,717Cash pay $42,358 - 16
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $108,052Cash pay $43,221 - 17
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $120,173Cash pay $48,069 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $127,795Cash pay $51,118Medicare pays (avg) $10,211 - 19
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $162,176Cash pay $64,870 - 20
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $174,025Cash pay $69,610 - 21
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,576 - 22
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649Medicare pays (avg) $12,722 - 23
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,147 - 24
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,470 - 28Gross charge —
- 29
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649 - 31
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649 - 32
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649 - 33
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649 - 34
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,601 - 35
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649 - 36
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649 - 37
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $50,649 - 38Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
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20 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for shoulder & elbow replacement (DRG 322). Prices range from $64,509 to $174,025 — roughly 3×. The cheapest is Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington; the most expensive is Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton. The state average sits at $94,566.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of shoulder & elbow 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 & elbow 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 & elbow 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 & elbow replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 322 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.