Alcohol or Drug Dependence Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for alcohol or drug abuse or dependence without inpatient rehabilitation therapy and without major complications — typically a short detox stay.
State average
$26,828
gross charge · DRG 897
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$3,247 – $42,649
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($3,247 at Randolph Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $3,247 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $12,799Cash pay $8,959 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $14,943Cash pay $4,035 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $16,869Cash pay $6,748 - 5
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $17,144Cash pay $8,572 - 6
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $19,950Cash pay $7,980 - 7
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $21,806Cash pay $5,888Medicare pays (avg) $7,660 - 8
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $23,126Cash pay $13,876Medicare pays (avg) $9,241 - 9
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $23,126Cash pay $13,876 - 10
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $23,412Cash pay $10,536Medicare pays (avg) $5,274 - 11
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $29,130Cash pay $11,652 - 12
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $29,523Cash pay $11,809 - 13
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $31,743Cash pay $12,697 - 14
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $33,039Cash pay $13,216 - 15
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 16
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 17
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 18
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 19
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 20
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 21
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 22
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 23
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $33,655Cash pay $13,462 - 24
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $42,649Cash pay $17,060 - 25
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546Medicare pays (avg) $6,494 - 27
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 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) $7,277 - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 36
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 38
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 39
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 40
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 41
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 42Gross charge —
- 43
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for alcohol or drug dependence (DRG 897). Prices range from $3,247 to $42,649 — roughly $39,402 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $26,828.
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 alcohol or drug dependence 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 alcohol or drug dependence 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 alcohol or drug dependence in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 897 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.