Heart failure and shock with major complications in North Carolina
What 76 hospitals in North Carolina charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$35,824
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$11,304
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$9,195
Average per stay
State rank
#28 of 50
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in North Carolina billed an average of $35,824 for heart failure and shock with major complications, about 3.2 times the average total payment of $11,304. That payment is 6% below the U.S. average of $12,050.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $11,304Billed $35,824
About 32¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in North Carolina billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in North Carolina:
North Carolina hospitals: heart failure and shock with major complications
Every North Carolina hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville | 471 | $32,435 | $13,392 | $9,404 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington | 457 | $35,212 | $11,086 | $9,392 |
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, theGreensboro | 373 | $29,637 | $11,923 | $9,467 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville | 325 | $29,360 | $11,043 | $9,693 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst | 320 | $43,217 | $9,533 | $8,158 |
| Duke University Medical CenterDurham | 316 | $42,399 | $17,678 | $11,641 |
| Forsyth Memorial HospitalWinston-Salem | 304 | $40,450 | $10,871 | $9,429 |
| Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia | 297 | $46,756 | $10,608 | $8,565 |
| Rex HospitalRaleigh | 295 | $29,801 | $9,499 | $8,172 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville | 293 | $39,969 | $10,352 | $8,548 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh | 286 | $34,619 | $11,522 | $9,892 |
| Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte | 246 | $45,540 | $9,775 | $7,762 |
| Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern | 217 | $28,175 | $10,945 | $9,784 |
| North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem | 207 | $39,937 | $19,560 | $11,333 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord | 198 | $47,256 | $10,745 | $8,517 |
| Cleveland Regional Medical CenterShelby | 175 | $50,874 | $10,272 | $8,815 |
| Nash General HospitalRocky Mount | 174 | $27,771 | $9,387 | $8,123 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-UnionMonroe | 163 | $43,479 | $10,735 | $8,718 |
| Duke Regional HospitalDurham | 161 | $29,577 | $11,017 | $9,329 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte | 155 | $49,953 | $15,709 | $10,503 |
| Presbyterian Hospital-MatthewsMatthews | 151 | $32,280 | $9,351 | $8,135 |
| Johnston Memorial HospitalSmithfield | 150 | $38,651 | $9,700 | $8,584 |
| Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary | 149 | $38,935 | $8,551 | $7,459 |
| UNC HospitalsChapel Hill | 147 | $44,739 | $19,791 | $12,780 |
| High Point Regional Hlth SystHigh Point | 139 | $34,189 | $10,146 | $9,117 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalGoldsboro | 121 | $28,917 | $10,807 | $9,257 |
| Presbyterian Hospital HuntersvilleHuntersville | 121 | $38,730 | $9,744 | $8,131 |
| Carteret General HospitalMorehead City | 118 | $18,448 | $10,899 | $9,848 |
| Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington | 114 | $29,559 | $10,905 | $8,783 |
| Albemarle Hospital AuthorityElizabeth City | 113 | $28,519 | $11,024 | $9,565 |
| Margaret R Pardee Mem HospitalHendersonville | 109 | $23,385 | $9,012 | $7,731 |
| Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte | 109 | $37,942 | $10,123 | $9,136 |
| Brunswick Community HospitalSupply | 105 | $28,708 | $9,871 | $8,330 |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital INCStatesville | 102 | $41,025 | $9,026 | $7,498 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton | 102 | $22,982 | $13,722 | $10,769 |
| Wilson Medical CenterWilson | 101 | $54,378 | $10,656 | $9,336 |
| Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory | 100 | $61,727 | $9,145 | $7,753 |
| Lenoir Memorial HospitalKinston | 95 | $17,412 | $9,819 | $8,347 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-LincolnLincolnton | 94 | $35,931 | $11,805 | $10,480 |
| Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville | 89 | $29,607 | $11,120 | $9,235 |
| Rowan Regional Medical CenterSalisbury | 83 | $34,043 | $9,775 | $8,655 |
| ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids | 82 | $21,975 | $9,543 | $8,662 |
| Grace Hospital INCMorganton | 81 | $42,725 | $10,831 | $8,965 |
| Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg | 80 | $39,181 | $10,430 | $9,068 |
| Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde | 80 | $32,662 | $9,107 | $8,128 |
| Carolinas Med Ctr-UniversityCharlotte | 70 | $46,034 | $12,020 | $10,569 |
| Northern Hospital of Surry CountyMt Airy | 65 | $14,196 | $9,460 | $8,022 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville | 65 | $28,111 | $9,398 | $8,595 |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital INCLexington | 62 | $25,231 | $10,286 | $8,813 |
| Duplin General HospitalKenansville | 61 | $21,739 | $11,575 | $9,822 |
| Randolph HospitalAsheboro | 61 | $65,365 | $10,851 | $9,928 |
| Stanly Regional Medical CenterAlbemarle | 59 | $40,124 | $10,038 | $8,359 |
| Central Carolina HospitalSanford | 57 | $51,396 | $10,454 | $9,353 |
| Betsy Johnson Regional HospitalDunn | 57 | $20,849 | $12,868 | $10,663 |
| Watauga Medical CenterBoone | 54 | $22,548 | $11,893 | $10,432 |
| Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh | 52 | $29,056 | $10,395 | $9,083 |
| Adventhealth HendersonvilleFletcher | 51 | $25,574 | $9,672 | $8,552 |
| Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie | 49 | $21,770 | $10,315 | $9,251 |
| Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory | 49 | $27,922 | $10,443 | $9,006 |
| Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton | 48 | $21,367 | $15,438 | $10,931 |
| Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro | 46 | $30,300 | $11,269 | $10,311 |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte | 46 | $33,952 | $8,084 | $6,511 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro | 44 | $32,092 | $9,779 | $8,732 |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte | 43 | $27,938 | $8,648 | $7,510 |
| Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville | 41 | $40,148 | $8,769 | $7,814 |
| McDowell HospitalMarion | 39 | $24,188 | $12,426 | $11,548 |
| Maria Parham HospitalHenderson | 37 | $44,563 | $9,919 | $8,861 |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin | 34 | $33,455 | $10,052 | $8,936 |
| Person Memorial HospitalRoxboro | 33 | $41,832 | $12,475 | $11,442 |
| UNC RockinghamEden | 31 | $17,436 | $9,816 | $8,710 |
| Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville | 29 | $27,198 | $12,083 | $10,616 |
| Caldwell Memorial HospitalLenoir | 26 | $27,931 | $9,291 | $8,063 |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford | 25 | $17,764 | $10,994 | $10,016 |
| C J Harris Community HospitalSylva | 22 | $43,619 | $10,417 | $9,379 |
| Rutherford Hospital INCRutherfordton | 21 | $55,219 | $10,133 | $9,126 |
| Granville Medical CenterOxford | 14 | $33,706 | $11,025 | $9,859 |
Lowest and highest payments in North Carolina
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte, NC | $8,084 |
|---|---|
| Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary, NC | $8,551 |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC | $8,648 |
| Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterMooresville, NC | $8,769 |
| Margaret R Pardee Mem HospitalHendersonville, NC | $9,012 |
Highest
| UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC | $19,791 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC | $19,560 |
| Duke University Medical CenterDurham, NC | $17,678 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte, NC | $15,709 |
| Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC | $15,438 |
Heart failure and shock with major complications in other states
Questions
How much does heart failure and shock with major complications cost in North Carolina?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291) at 76 hospitals in North Carolina was billed at $35,824 on average, while the average total payment was $11,304, of which Medicare paid $9,195. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in North Carolina, average charges were 3.2 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.