Tracheostomy with Long-Term Ventilation Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Placement of a breathing tube in the neck (tracheostomy) for patients who need a ventilator for an extended period. These are long, intensive stays with around-the-clock care, usually in an intensive care unit.
State average
$471,737
gross charge · DRG 004
Hospitals
19
with published pricing
Price range
$107,301 – $1,053,524
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $107,301 - 2
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $238,141Cash pay $95,256 - 3
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $343,200Cash pay $137,280 - 4
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $355,732Cash pay $96,048 - 5
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $420,314Cash pay $210,157 - 6
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $422,050Cash pay $113,953 - 7
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $477,712Cash pay $286,627Medicare pays (avg) $151,411 - 8
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $477,712Cash pay $286,627 - 9
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $497,916Cash pay $224,062Medicare pays (avg) $102,009 - 10
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 12
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 13
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 14
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 15
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 16
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 17
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $501,781Cash pay $250,891 - 18
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $555,152Cash pay $222,061 - 19
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $1,053,524Cash pay $421,410 - 20
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 21
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732Medicare pays (avg) $89,639 - 22
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $86,243 - 23
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 26Gross charge —
- 27
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732 - 29
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732 - 30
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732 - 31
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732 - 32
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732 - 34
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732 - 35
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $206,732 - 36Gross charge —
- 37
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 38
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
19 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for tracheostomy with long-term ventilation (DRG 004). Prices range from $107,301 to $1,053,524 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. The state average sits at $471,737.
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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation 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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation 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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 004 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.