States / North Carolina
NC · 84 hospitals · #31 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in North Carolina
78 North Carolina hospitals reported 149,256 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 3.55 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 31 of 51. The widest gap was at Frye Regional Medical Center (8.53×), the narrowest at Wilmington Treatment Center (0.88×). CMS's price-transparency list records 330 enforcement actions involving 128 North Carolina hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 3.55×
- 2Hospitals reporting 84
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 149,256
- 4Price-transparency actions 330
Most common stays in North Carolina
| DRG | Stays | NC avg charge | US avg charge | NC avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 14,182 | $56,936 | $90,297 | $16,444 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 9,559 | $35,799 | $56,380 | $11,305 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 4,202 | $39,905 | $59,757 | $11,523 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 4,177 | $47,554 | $70,592 | $14,260 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 2,949 | $26,784 | $37,821 | $7,680 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 2,685 | $33,503 | $51,326 | $10,237 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 2,485 | $34,434 | $48,550 | $8,946 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 2,478 | $28,251 | $40,165 | $7,797 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 2,370 | $33,328 | $49,049 | $9,375 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC... | 2,361 | $39,101 | $55,724 | $9,276 |
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Price-transparency enforcement in North Carolina
106 closure notices, 98 warning notices, 85 “met requirements” findings, 39 corrective-action-plan requests, 1 civil-penalty notice, 1 administrative closure — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.