Viral Illness Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital care for a serious body-wide viral infection, such as a severe viral syndrome or infectious mononucleosis, in patients who also have major complicating health problems. The stay typically involves IV fluids, fever control, and close monitoring while the infection runs its course.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $12,873 - 2
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $18,587Cash pay $7,435 - 3
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $30,012Cash pay $8,103 - 4
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $30,489Cash pay $15,244 - 5
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $31,371Cash pay $8,470 - 6
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 7
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 8
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 9
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 10
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 11
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 12
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 13
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $35,128Cash pay $17,564 - 14
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $37,532Cash pay $22,519Medicare pays (avg) $15,782 - 15
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $37,532Cash pay $22,519 - 16
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $37,578Cash pay $15,031 - 17
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $39,907Cash pay $15,963 - 18
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $40,351Cash pay $16,140 - 19
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $60,399Cash pay $27,179 - 20
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $74,464Cash pay $29,785 - 21
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 22
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 23
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 24
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 27Gross charge —
- 28
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 30
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 31
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 32
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 33
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 34
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 35
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 36
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 37
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,072 - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 40
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —
20 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for viral illness (DRG 865). Prices range from $12,873 to $74,464 — roughly $61,591 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $36,606.
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 viral illness 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 viral illness 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 viral illness in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 865 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.