North Carolina / Atrium Health Cabarrus
CMS certification 340001 · Concord, NC · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Atrium Health Cabarrus: charges and Medicare payments
Atrium Health Cabarrus reported 4,195 Medicare inpatient stays across 127 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.88 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in North Carolina, number 14 of 73 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.55×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 366 stays at an average charge of $71,981, 20% below the national average. It also billed 3,040 outpatient services, charging 9.55 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,195
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.88×
- 3Rank in NC (highest ratio = 1) 14 of 73
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 127 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Atrium Health Cabarrus charged more than the national average in 16 (13%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 366 | $71,981 | -20% | $16,227 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 198 | $47,256 | -16% | $10,745 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 123 | $50,068 | -16% | $10,902 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 111 | $59,813 | -15% | $13,715 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 93 | $35,710 | -11% | $7,865 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 91 | $35,176 | -7% | $7,855 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 80 | $53,728 | -4% | $9,624 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 71 | $36,047 | -6% | $7,826 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 70 | $53,766 | -11% | $12,378 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 68 | $46,007 | -19% | $10,295 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 65 | $35,852 | -21% | $7,607 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 63 | $31,030 | -14% | $7,057 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 63 | $32,303 | -13% | $7,701 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 63 | $58,623 | -11% | $12,933 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 61 | $96,740 | -14% | $17,994 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 60 | $40,715 | -16% | $8,639 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 59 | $37,951 | -7% | $7,949 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 56 | $156,529 | -32% | $35,144 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 55 | $66,520 | -22% | $14,127 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 54 | $58,821 | -22% | $13,041 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 54 | $33,804 | -9% | $7,259 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 52 | $106,347 | +6% | $16,360 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 51 | $40,822 | -20% | $9,871 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 50 | $121,520 | +6% | $16,808 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 48 | $136,764 | -13% | $25,225 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 48 | $36,414 | -26% | $9,235 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 47 | $40,780 | -17% | $8,724 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 45 | $165,962 | +1% | $28,265 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 44 | $43,212 | -15% | $9,703 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 44 | $27,734 | -3% | $5,633 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 41 | $34,637 | -24% | $8,809 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 40 | $74,803 | -25% | $15,531 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 40 | $49,861 | -32% | $13,451 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 37 | $39,533 | -19% | $7,734 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 35 | $34,123 | -14% | $7,954 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 34 | $54,308 | -6% | $11,059 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 34 | $121,410 | +2% | $18,620 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 34 | $49,436 | -19% | $11,359 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 32 | $66,491 | -30% | $14,875 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 31 | $44,379 | -14% | $9,913 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 31 | $99,779 | -2% | $16,033 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 29 | $106,447 | +14% | $14,605 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 28 | $42,266 | -25% | $10,707 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 28 | $62,106 | -5% | $12,241 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 28 | $41,275 | -18% | $7,958 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 28 | $65,904 | +3% | $11,912 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 28 | $63,192 | -7% | $11,652 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 27 | $125,577 | -5% | $18,962 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 27 | $35,028 | -12% | $6,957 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 27 | $65,917 | -30% | $17,143 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 27 | $32,188 | -27% | $8,325 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 24 | $38,300 | -24% | $6,972 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 24 | $32,120 | -32% | $8,729 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 24 | $59,757 | -10% | $12,826 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 24 | $38,224 | -19% | $9,191 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 23 | $139,713 | +1% | $21,708 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 22 | $204,146 | -8% | $35,191 |
| 885 Psychoses | 22 | $84,636 | +92% | $13,687 |
| 149 Dysequilibrium | 21 | $42,038 | -5% | $7,119 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 21 | $171,084 | -20% | $33,739 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 127 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the North Carolina average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Atrium Health Cabarrus charged $71,981 on average, 26% more than the North Carolina average of $56,936, and was paid $16,227 against a state average of $16,444. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Atrium Health Cabarrus charged $47,256 on average, 32% more than the North Carolina average of $35,799, and was paid $10,745 against a state average of $11,305. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Atrium Health Cabarrus charged $50,068 on average, 25% more than the North Carolina average of $39,905, and was paid $10,902 against a state average of $11,523. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Atrium Health Cabarrus charged $59,813 on average, 26% more than the North Carolina average of $47,554, and was paid $13,715 against a state average of $14,260. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $22,785 was 21% above the state average of $18,779. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $11,661 was 24% above the state average of $9,423. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $81,689 was 34% above the state average of $61,166. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $37,179 was 52% above the state average of $24,380.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, NC, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-26 (CMS case 5341)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
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Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.