DRG 689 · Kidney & Urinary

Urinary Tract Infection Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for kidney and urinary tract infections with major complications.

State average
$37,312
gross charge · DRG 689
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$7,483 – $79,469
low to high
Lowest $7,483 Highest $79,469

24 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for urinary tract infection (DRG 689). Prices range from $7,483 to $79,469 — roughly $71,986 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $37,312.

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 urinary tract infection 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 urinary tract infection 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 urinary tract infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 689 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $7,483
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,304
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $20,200
    Cash pay $14,140
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,035
  3. 3

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    45 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $24,372
    Cash pay $6,581
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,938
  4. 4

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $25,057
    Cash pay $10,023
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,170
  5. 5

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $29,102
    Cash pay $11,641
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,139
  6. 6

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    54 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $35,403
    Cash pay $9,559
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,286
  7. 7

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    134 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $35,833
    Cash pay $16,125
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,557
  8. 8

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,157
    Cash pay $14,463
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,780
  9. 9

    Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Charlotte, NC

    44 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,886
  10. 10

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,569
  11. 11

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
  12. 12

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,791
  13. 13

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    30 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,438
  14. 14

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    55 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,628
  15. 15

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,401
  16. 16

    Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,660
    Cash pay $18,330
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,041
  17. 17

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $37,404
    Cash pay $14,962
  18. 18

    Person Memorial Hospital

    Roxboro, NC

    Gross charge $37,628
    Cash pay $15,051
  19. 19

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    40 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,539
    Cash pay $24,323
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,546
  20. 20

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    102 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $40,539
    Cash pay $24,323
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,761
  21. 21

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    38 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $42,612
    Cash pay $21,306
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,863
  22. 22

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $53,537
    Cash pay $21,415
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,434
  23. 23

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $56,868
    Cash pay $22,747
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,125
  24. 24

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $79,469
    Cash pay $31,787
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,022
  25. 25

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,431
  26. 26

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    110 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,336
  27. 27

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,866
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,200
  30. 30

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    106 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,166
  31. 31

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,452
  32. 32

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,227
  34. 34

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,238
  35. 35

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
  36. 36

    Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital

    Mooresville, NC

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,695
  37. 37

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,017
  38. 38

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    64 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,631
  39. 39

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
  40. 40

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
  41. 41

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $12,387
  42. 42
    Gross charge
  43. 43

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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