Medical Back Problems Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.
State average
$38,443
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$5,584 – $72,555
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $5,584 - 2
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $18,831Cash pay $7,532 - 3
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $22,888Cash pay $16,021 - 4
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $24,871Cash pay $9,948 - 5
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $26,845Cash pay $10,738 - 6
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $27,896Cash pay $11,158 - 7
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $30,459Cash pay $13,707 - 8
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 9
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 10
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 11
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 12
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 13
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 14
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 15
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 16
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $37,782Cash pay $18,891 - 17
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $38,788Cash pay $19,394 - 18
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $49,692Cash pay $19,877 - 19
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $57,706Cash pay $23,082 - 20
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City, NC
Gross charge $62,202Cash pay $24,881 - 21
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $67,391Cash pay $26,956 - 22
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $72,555Cash pay $29,022 - 23
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633 - 24
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633 - 26
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633 - 27
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633 - 28
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633 - 29
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633 - 30
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633 - 31
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,633
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for medical back problems (DRG 552). Prices range from $5,584 to $72,555 — roughly $66,970 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro. The state average sits at $38,443.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of medical back problems. 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 medical back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling medical back problems in North Carolina, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
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 medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 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.