DRG 178 · Respiratory

Respiratory Infection Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for respiratory infections and inflammations with complications.

State average
$34,037
gross charge · DRG 178
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$7,700 – $74,163
low to high
Lowest $7,700 Highest $74,163

22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for respiratory infection (DRG 178). Prices range from $7,700 to $74,163 — roughly $66,463 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $34,037.

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 respiratory 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 respiratory 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 respiratory infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 178 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

    Gross charge $7,700
  2. 2

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $19,791
    Cash pay $13,853
  3. 3
    Gross charge $27,401
    Cash pay $10,961
  4. 4

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $27,517
    Cash pay $11,007
  5. 5

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $29,893
    Cash pay $11,957
  6. 6

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $30,378
    Cash pay $13,670
  7. 7
    Gross charge $30,824
    Cash pay $12,330
  8. 8

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $31,558
    Cash pay $15,779
  9. 9

    Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  10. 10
    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  11. 11

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  12. 12

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  13. 13

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  14. 14

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  15. 15

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  16. 16

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  17. 17
    Gross charge $33,013
    Cash pay $16,507
  18. 18

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $33,021
    Cash pay $13,208
  19. 19

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $36,346
    Cash pay $14,538
  20. 20

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $42,330
    Cash pay $16,932
  21. 21

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $60,769
    Cash pay $24,308
  22. 22

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $74,163
    Cash pay $29,665
  23. 23

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  24. 24

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  26. 26

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  27. 27

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  28. 28

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  29. 29

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  30. 30

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261
  31. 31

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $18,261

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