Cellulitis Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for cellulitis — a bacterial skin infection typically requiring IV antibiotics.
State average
$29,329
gross charge · DRG 603
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$4,729 – $54,453
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($4,729 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 $4,729 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $14,614Cash pay $10,230 - 3
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $22,038Cash pay $8,815 - 4
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $24,595Cash pay $9,838 - 5
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $26,964Cash pay $10,785 - 6
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 7
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 8
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 9
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 10
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 11
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 12
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 13
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 14
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $28,257Cash pay $14,129 - 15
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $28,374Cash pay $11,349 - 16
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $29,130Cash pay $13,109 - 17
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $29,177Cash pay $11,671 - 18
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $29,629Cash pay $14,814 - 19
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $34,432Cash pay $13,773 - 20
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc
Bryson City, NC
Gross charge $40,041Cash pay $16,016 - 21
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $52,756Cash pay $21,102 - 22
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $54,453Cash pay $21,781 - 23
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354 - 24
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354 - 26
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354 - 27
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354 - 28
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354 - 29
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354 - 30
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354 - 31
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,354
22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for cellulitis (DRG 603). Prices range from $4,729 to $54,453 — roughly $49,724 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $29,329.
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 cellulitis 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 cellulitis 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 cellulitis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 603 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.