DRG 871 · Infection & Sepsis

Sepsis Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) with major complications — a life-threatening immune response to infection.

State average
$49,508
gross charge · DRG 871
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$13,811 – $102,650
low to high
Lowest $13,811 Highest $102,650

22 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for sepsis (DRG 871). Prices range from $13,811 to $102,650 — roughly $88,839 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $49,508.

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 sepsis 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 sepsis 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 sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 871 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 $13,811
  2. 2
    Gross charge $25,408
    Cash pay $10,163
  3. 3

    Sampson Regional Medical Center

    Clinton, NC

    Gross charge $33,845
    Cash pay $23,692
  4. 4

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $41,819
    Cash pay $16,728
  5. 5

    Rutherford Regional Health System

    Rutherfordton, NC

    Gross charge $41,969
    Cash pay $16,788
  6. 6

    Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  7. 7
    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  8. 8

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  9. 9

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  10. 10

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  11. 11

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  12. 12

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  13. 13

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  14. 14
    Gross charge $43,335
    Cash pay $21,667
  15. 15
    Gross charge $45,578
    Cash pay $18,231
  16. 16

    Maria Parham Medical Center

    Henderson, NC

    Gross charge $45,655
    Cash pay $18,262
  17. 17

    Harris Regional Hospital

    Sylva, NC

    Gross charge $55,897
    Cash pay $22,359
  18. 18

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $65,095
    Cash pay $32,547
  19. 19

    Wilson Medical Center

    Wilson, NC

    Gross charge $68,916
    Cash pay $27,566
  20. 20

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    Gross charge $77,148
    Cash pay $34,717
  21. 21

    Central Carolina Hospital

    Sanford, NC

    Gross charge $81,375
    Cash pay $32,550
  22. 22

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $102,650
    Cash pay $41,060
  23. 23

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956
  24. 24

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956
  26. 26

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956
  27. 27

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956
  28. 28

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956
  29. 29

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956
  30. 30

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956
  31. 31

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $16,956

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