Stomach & Esophagus Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery on the stomach, esophagus, or the first part of the small intestine, such as repairing a hiatal hernia or treating severe reflux. The stay includes the operation and a gradual return to eating as the digestive tract heals.
State average
$73,513
gross charge · DRG 328
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$12,730 – $161,671
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $12,730 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $20,134Cash pay $14,094 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $41,613Cash pay $11,235Medicare pays (avg) $12,817 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $44,614Cash pay $12,046Medicare pays (avg) $10,692 - 5
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $46,870Cash pay $28,122Medicare pays (avg) $15,457 - 6
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $46,870Cash pay $28,122 - 7
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $54,888Cash pay $21,955 - 8
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $59,555Cash pay $23,822 - 9
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $66,837Cash pay $26,735 - 10
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $67,449Cash pay $30,352Medicare pays (avg) $11,798 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $93,129Cash pay $46,564 - 19
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $102,004Cash pay $51,002 - 20
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $161,671Cash pay $64,668 - 21
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 23
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,390 - 24
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 27Gross charge —
- 28
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 30
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 31
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 32
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 33
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 34
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 35
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 36
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,622 - 37Gross charge —
- 38
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 39
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
20 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for stomach & esophagus surgery (DRG 328). Prices range from $12,730 to $161,671 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $73,513.
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 stomach & esophagus surgery 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 stomach & esophagus surgery 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 stomach & esophagus surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 328 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.