Stroke Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain, accompanied by other serious medical problems. Care involves rapid brain imaging, close monitoring in a stroke or intensive care unit, and early rehabilitation once the patient is stable.
State average
$53,567
gross charge · DRG 064
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$16,226 – $134,438
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $16,226 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $29,917Cash pay $20,942 - 3
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362Medicare pays (avg) $12,816 - 4
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362 - 5
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362 - 6
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362 - 7
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362Medicare pays (avg) $12,416 - 8
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362 - 9
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362 - 10
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $40,724Cash pay $20,362 - 11
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $42,912Cash pay $11,586Medicare pays (avg) $20,025 - 12
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $42,912Cash pay $11,586Medicare pays (avg) $14,674 - 13
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $44,806Cash pay $17,922 - 14
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $46,554Cash pay $18,622 - 15
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $51,253Cash pay $20,501 - 16
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $53,247Cash pay $21,299 - 17
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $58,279Cash pay $34,968Medicare pays (avg) $16,334 - 18
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $58,279Cash pay $34,968Medicare pays (avg) $11,167 - 19
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $61,048Cash pay $30,524 - 20
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $70,339Cash pay $28,136 - 21
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $75,449Cash pay $30,180 - 22
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $83,268Cash pay $33,307 - 23
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $90,902Cash pay $40,906Medicare pays (avg) $15,225 - 24
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $134,438Cash pay $53,775Medicare pays (avg) $11,386 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,817 - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467Medicare pays (avg) $14,454 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,524 - 28
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,308 - 32Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,137
- 33
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 34
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467 - 35
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467Medicare pays (avg) $14,128 - 36
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467 - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467Medicare pays (avg) $13,306 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,776 - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $34,467 - 42Gross charge —
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Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for stroke (DRG 064). Prices range from $16,226 to $134,438 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $53,567.
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 064 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.