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, close monitoring, and in some cases a clot-dissolving drug (tPA) given soon after symptoms start, followed by early rehabilitation planning.
State average
$41,422
gross charge · DRG 065
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$8,117 – $73,990
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $8,117 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $20,369Cash pay $14,259 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $29,346Cash pay $7,924Medicare pays (avg) $8,453 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $29,346Cash pay $7,924Medicare pays (avg) $7,151 - 5
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $32,113Cash pay $12,845Medicare pays (avg) $6,674 - 6
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $34,187Cash pay $13,675 - 7
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $36,196Cash pay $14,479 - 8
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $37,369Cash pay $14,948Medicare pays (avg) $6,446 - 9
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $39,826Cash pay $15,930Medicare pays (avg) $6,622 - 10
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $39,859Cash pay $19,930Medicare pays (avg) $6,239 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272Medicare pays (avg) $7,051 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272Medicare pays (avg) $5,797 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272Medicare pays (avg) $5,875 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $42,544Cash pay $21,272 - 19
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $48,000Cash pay $21,600Medicare pays (avg) $6,945 - 20
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $48,570Cash pay $29,142Medicare pays (avg) $8,930 - 21
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $48,570Cash pay $29,142Medicare pays (avg) $5,570 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $58,246Cash pay $23,298Medicare pays (avg) $6,817 - 23
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $69,671Cash pay $27,869Medicare pays (avg) $5,807 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $73,990Cash pay $29,596Medicare pays (avg) $7,230 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,398 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550Medicare pays (avg) $7,275 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,686 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,196 - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,948 - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,812 - 32Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,464
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550Medicare pays (avg) $6,598 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550Medicare pays (avg) $7,465 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550Medicare pays (avg) $7,781 - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550Medicare pays (avg) $6,459 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,116 - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,550 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for stroke (DRG 065). Prices range from $8,117 to $73,990 — roughly $65,873 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $41,422.
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 065 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.