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Medical Back Problems without with major complications Cost in North Carolina

Medicare DRG 552. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in NC
$33,517
Range (lowest–highest)
$13,576$47,728
Avg Medicare pays
$6,592
Hospitals
28
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS · RALEIGH31$47,728$9,564
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER/BEHAV HEALTH · CHARLOTTE47$44,554$13,723
CAROMONT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · GASTONIA31$43,975$8,067
WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL · CARY18$42,703$6,475
ATRIUM HEALTH CLEVELAND · SHELBY13$41,776$7,723
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHEAST · CONCORD47$40,780$8,724
ATRIUM HEALTH PINEVILLE · CHARLOTTE53$40,095$7,017
FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · HICKORY14$39,415$6,861
ATRIUM HEALTH UNION · MONROE12$38,656$8,524
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL · WINSTON-SALEM41$36,859$14,135
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · DURHAM32$36,716$14,282
FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL · PINEHURST30$36,384$7,377
MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE · ASHEVILLE105$34,539$8,239
NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER · CHARLOTTE28$33,147$8,108
CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER · FAYETTEVILLE26$33,087$8,803
UNC HOSPITALS · CHAPEL HILL19$32,092$14,939
NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER · MATTHEWS11$31,991$7,278
NOVANT HEALTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTER · SUPPLY20$30,469$7,359
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM · HIGH POINT14$29,298$8,103
ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER · GREENVILLE78$29,008$10,386
MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE · GREENSBORO31$28,448$9,432
NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER · WINSTON-SALEM29$27,972$7,885
NOVANT HEALTH NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · WILMINGTON101$27,662$8,325
UNC HEALTH NASH · ROCKY MOUNT11$27,187$7,368
DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL · DURHAM15$23,951$9,110
NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER · HUNTERSVILLE14$23,727$7,307
REX HOSPITAL · RALEIGH60$22,667$6,673
CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL · MOREHEAD CITY12$13,576$8,190

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).