Stroke with Clot-Busting Treatment Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Emergency care for a stroke caused by a blocked artery in the brain, treated with medication that dissolves the clot. The stay includes intensive monitoring, brain imaging, and the start of rehabilitation.
State average
$79,899
gross charge · DRG 062
Hospitals
17
with published pricing
Price range
$36,676 – $127,808
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $36,676Cash pay $14,670 - 2
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $66,792Cash pay $33,396 - 3
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 4
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 5
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 6
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 7
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 8
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 9
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 10
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $71,229Cash pay $35,615 - 11
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $76,678Cash pay $34,505Medicare pays (avg) $12,862 - 12
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $77,953Cash pay $21,047 - 13
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $81,006Cash pay $21,872 - 14
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $84,756Cash pay $33,902 - 15
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $108,979Cash pay $43,592 - 16
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $127,808Cash pay $76,685 - 17
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $127,808Cash pay $76,685 - 18
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 19
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 20
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 21
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,487 - 24Gross charge —
- 25
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 27
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 28
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 29
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge — - 30
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 31
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 32
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 33
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 34
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,803 - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 37
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
17 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for stroke with clot-busting treatment (DRG 062). Prices range from $36,676 to $127,808 — roughly $91,133 apart. The cheapest is Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson; the most expensive is UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. The state average sits at $79,899.
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 stroke with clot-busting treatment 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 stroke with clot-busting treatment 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 stroke with clot-busting treatment in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 062 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.