Stroke Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain. Hospital care includes brain imaging, monitoring, medicines to lower the chance of another stroke, and early rehabilitation planning.
State average
$32,893
gross charge · DRG 066
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$5,958 – $53,449
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,958 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $17,370Cash pay $12,159 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $26,704Cash pay $10,682 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $26,834Cash pay $7,245 - 5
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588Medicare pays (avg) $4,765 - 6
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588 - 7
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588 - 8
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588 - 9
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588 - 10
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588 - 11
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588 - 12
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $29,175Cash pay $14,588 - 13
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $29,232Cash pay $11,693 - 14
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $29,865Cash pay $8,064Medicare pays (avg) $6,111 - 15
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $32,249Cash pay $16,124 - 16
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $32,942Cash pay $14,824Medicare pays (avg) $4,115 - 17
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $33,478Cash pay $13,391 - 18
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $33,488Cash pay $13,395 - 19
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $39,319Cash pay $15,728 - 20
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $44,246Cash pay $17,698 - 21
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $49,503Cash pay $29,702Medicare pays (avg) $7,142 - 22
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $49,503Cash pay $29,702Medicare pays (avg) $3,229 - 23
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $51,897Cash pay $20,759 - 24
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $53,449Cash pay $21,380 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,202 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021Medicare pays (avg) $4,181 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,119 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,158 - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021 - 36
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021 - 37
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,054 - 38
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021 - 39
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021 - 40
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,021 - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 43
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,191
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for stroke (DRG 066). Prices range from $5,958 to $53,449 — roughly $47,491 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $32,893.
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 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 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 in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 066 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.