North Carolina / Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
CMS certification 340015 · Salisbury, NC · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center reported 940 Medicare inpatient stays across 35 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.99 times what it was paid — mid-range in North Carolina, number 27 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: 138 stays at an average charge of $51,979, 42% below the national average. It also billed 1,487 outpatient services, charging 6.68 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 940
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.99×
- 3Rank in NC (highest ratio = 1) 27 of 73
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 35 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Novant Health Rowan Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 138 | $51,979 | -42% | $14,481 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 83 | $34,043 | -40% | $9,775 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 54 | $39,884 | -33% | $10,323 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 50 | $41,945 | -41% | $12,338 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 46 | $86,387 | -7% | $13,867 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 38 | $34,689 | -32% | $9,084 |
| 885 Psychoses | 38 | $18,665 | -58% | $10,413 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 34 | $26,851 | -47% | $8,931 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 27 | $39,646 | -31% | $9,609 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 27 | $42,444 | -13% | $8,787 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 25 | $53,802 | -29% | $11,373 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 25 | $22,192 | -41% | $6,692 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 22 | $39,056 | -41% | $10,889 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 22 | $48,120 | -34% | $12,371 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 20 | $33,638 | -40% | $7,564 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 20 | $36,040 | -40% | $9,516 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 20 | $33,174 | -19% | $7,548 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 18 | $26,121 | -35% | $6,840 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $26,997 | -27% | $6,432 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $104,131 | -55% | $30,058 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 16 | $38,844 | -31% | $9,788 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 16 | $22,568 | -38% | $5,976 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 16 | $30,357 | -37% | $7,886 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 15 | $61,720 | -28% | $12,690 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 15 | $146,303 | -14% | $25,382 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 15 | $72,621 | -28% | $14,821 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 14 | $32,883 | -14% | $7,008 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 14 | $55,593 | -18% | $10,153 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 11 | $44,557 | -32% | $10,480 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 11 | $36,842 | -27% | $8,208 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 11 | $25,031 | -13% | $4,975 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 11 | $28,716 | -37% | $7,185 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $64,858 | -43% | $16,893 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 11 | $20,578 | -47% | $6,545 |
| 644 Endocrine Disorders with CC | 11 | $40,561 | -16% | $9,190 |
Outpatient services
Against the North Carolina average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Novant Health Rowan Medical Center charged $51,979 on average, 9% less than the North Carolina average of $56,936, and was paid $14,481 against a state average of $16,444. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Novant Health Rowan Medical Center charged $34,043 on average, 5% less than the North Carolina average of $35,799, and was paid $9,775 against a state average of $11,305. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Novant Health Rowan Medical Center charged $39,884 on average, 0% less than the North Carolina average of $39,905, and was paid $10,323 against a state average of $11,523. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Novant Health Rowan Medical Center charged $41,945 on average, 12% less than the North Carolina average of $47,554, and was paid $12,338 against a state average of $14,260. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,175 was 29% below the state average of $10,153. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,718 was 6% below the state average of $18,779. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $38,775 was 1% below the state average of $38,985. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,190 was 13% below the state average of $9,423.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury, NC, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-09-23 (CMS case 2708)
- Closure Notice — 2025-01-02 (CMS case 2708)
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-21 (CMS case 6340)
- Warning Notice — 2026-07-07 (CMS case 8134)
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.
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.