Viral Illness Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
An illness caused by a virus, such as a severe flu-like infection, that needs inpatient care. Treatment usually involves fluids, medication to ease symptoms, and monitoring until the illness improves.
State average
$33,296
gross charge · DRG 866
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$4,566 – $82,526
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,566 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 $4,566 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $12,240Cash pay $8,568 - 3
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $15,763Cash pay $7,093 - 4
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $20,703Cash pay $5,590Medicare pays (avg) $8,139 - 5
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $20,703Cash pay $5,590 - 6
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $21,772Cash pay $13,063 - 7
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $21,772Cash pay $13,063 - 8
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $23,435Cash pay $9,374 - 9
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $27,698Cash pay $11,079 - 10
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $28,244Cash pay $11,297 - 11
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $34,695Cash pay $13,878 - 12
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 13
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 14
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 15
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 16
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 17
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 18
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 19
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $41,299Cash pay $20,650 - 20
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $54,699Cash pay $21,880 - 21
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $82,526Cash pay $41,263 - 22
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 23
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 24
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 25
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 26
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 27
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —
- 30
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 31
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 32
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 33
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 34
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
Mooresville, NC
Gross charge — - 35
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 36
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 38
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 39
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,131 - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
21 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for viral illness (DRG 866). Prices range from $4,566 to $82,526 — roughly $77,960 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury. The state average sits at $33,296.
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 866 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.