North Carolina / Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
CMS certification 340158 · Supply, NC
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center reported 1,066 Medicare inpatient stays across 35 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.79 times what it was paid — mid-range in North Carolina, number 31 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: 123 stays at an average charge of $46,300, 49% below the national average. It also billed 1,387 outpatient services, charging 7.98 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,066
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.79×
- 3Rank in NC (highest ratio = 1) 31 of 73
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 35 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (3%). 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 | 123 | $46,300 | -49% | $14,817 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 105 | $28,708 | -49% | $9,871 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 51 | $23,738 | -37% | $6,346 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 51 | $33,094 | -33% | $8,288 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 50 | $27,946 | -23% | $5,789 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 48 | $23,909 | -35% | $6,041 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 47 | $31,685 | -47% | $10,069 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 35 | $42,066 | -40% | $12,586 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 34 | $34,897 | -38% | $9,207 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 31 | $35,262 | -30% | $8,453 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 30 | $27,963 | -27% | $6,308 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 30 | $24,089 | -40% | $6,102 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 28 | $28,246 | -42% | $7,603 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 27 | $39,568 | -31% | $9,441 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 27 | $25,624 | -31% | $6,816 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 27 | $29,405 | -43% | $8,879 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 26 | $28,253 | -31% | $6,914 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 25 | $16,224 | -44% | $4,421 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 21 | $94,377 | -21% | $17,986 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 21 | $99,270 | +7% | $14,340 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 20 | $84,302 | -16% | $15,724 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 20 | $30,469 | -38% | $7,359 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 18 | $28,663 | -37% | $7,500 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 18 | $26,898 | -31% | $6,223 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 17 | $118,797 | -45% | $33,562 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 15 | $40,403 | -39% | $11,419 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 15 | $111,534 | -51% | $36,696 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $27,734 | -39% | $6,678 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $102,346 | 0% | $15,938 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $29,295 | -51% | $9,971 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 14 | $25,828 | -42% | $7,010 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 14 | $54,016 | -45% | $15,321 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 13 | $25,615 | -35% | $6,562 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 12 | $26,204 | -35% | $5,876 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 11 | $52,111 | -39% | $13,508 |
Outpatient services
Against the North Carolina average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center charged $46,300 on average, 19% less than the North Carolina average of $56,936, and was paid $14,817 against a state average of $16,444. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center charged $28,708 on average, 20% less than the North Carolina average of $35,799, and was paid $9,871 against a state average of $11,305. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center charged $23,738 on average, 11% less than the North Carolina average of $26,784, and was paid $6,346 against a state average of $7,680. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center charged $33,094 on average, 1% less than the North Carolina average of $33,328, and was paid $8,288 against a state average of $9,375. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,791 was 5% below the state average of $18,779. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $12,744 was 26% above the state average of $10,153. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $31,557 was 5% below the state average of $33,086. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $19,819 was 29% below the state average of $27,826.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
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.