Alcohol or Drug Dependence Cost in North Carolina — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for alcohol or drug abuse or dependence without inpatient rehabilitation therapy and without major complications — typically a short detox stay.
State average
$28,302
gross charge · DRG 897
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$3,247 – $42,649
low to high
Data notes for North Carolina
- The lowest published charge ($3,247 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 $3,247 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $12,799Cash pay $8,959 - 3
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $16,869Cash pay $6,748 - 4
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $17,144Cash pay $8,572 - 5
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $19,950Cash pay $7,980 - 6
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $23,412Cash pay $10,536 - 7
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $29,130Cash pay $11,652 - 8
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $29,523Cash pay $11,809 - 9
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $31,743Cash pay $12,697 - 10
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $33,039Cash pay $13,216 - 11
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 12
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 13
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 14
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 15
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 16
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 17
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 18
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 19
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $33,464Cash pay $16,732 - 20
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $33,655Cash pay $13,462 - 21
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $42,649Cash pay $17,060 - 22
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 23
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 24
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 25
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 26
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 27
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 28
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 29
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546 - 30
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,546
21 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for alcohol or drug dependence (DRG 897). Prices range from $3,247 to $42,649 — roughly $39,402 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The state average sits at $28,302.
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 alcohol or drug dependence 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 alcohol or drug dependence 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 alcohol or drug dependence in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 897 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.