DRG 326 · Digestive

Stomach & Esophagus Surgery Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery on the stomach, esophagus, or the first part of the small intestine, for example to remove a growth or repair damage. The stay includes the operation, a gradual return to eating, and close monitoring.

State average
$92,998
gross charge · DRG 326
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$14,394 – $179,997
low to high
Lowest $14,394 Highest $179,997

21 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for stomach & esophagus surgery (DRG 326). Prices range from $14,394 to $179,997 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. The state average sits at $92,998.

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 326 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 $14,394
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $36,430
    Cash pay $25,501
  3. 3
    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  4. 4

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  5. 5

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  6. 6

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  7. 7

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  8. 8

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  9. 9

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  10. 10
    Gross charge $50,582
    Cash pay $25,291
  11. 11

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $102,505
    Cash pay $41,002
  12. 12

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $105,437
    Cash pay $42,175
  13. 13

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $107,536
    Cash pay $43,014
  14. 14

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $112,254
    Cash pay $56,127
  15. 15

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $127,839
    Cash pay $34,517
    Medicare pays (avg) $47,238
  16. 16

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $127,839
    Cash pay $34,517
  17. 17

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $140,006
    Cash pay $56,002
  18. 18

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $159,772
    Cash pay $95,863
    Medicare pays (avg) $50,490
  19. 19

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $159,772
    Cash pay $95,863
    Medicare pays (avg) $34,014
  20. 20

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $174,522
    Cash pay $69,809
  21. 21

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $179,997
    Cash pay $80,999
    Medicare pays (avg) $39,523
  22. 22

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
    Medicare pays (avg) $42,097
  24. 24

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $42,655
  25. 25
    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
  32. 32

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
  33. 33

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
  34. 34

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
  35. 35

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  36. 36

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
  37. 37

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
  38. 38

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $68,265
  39. 39
    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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