Medical costs in Charlotte, NC
6 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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6 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
6
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.93x
Top procedures by average charge in CHARLOTTE
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 3 | $243,367 | 0.96x | 5.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 236 | 3 | $196,467 | 1.00x | 7.7x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 3 | $196,167 | 1.01x | 6.3x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 3 | $182,493 | 1.15x | 7.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 4 | $105,068 | 1.10x | 6.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 4 | $97,510 | 1.06x | 6.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 4 | $69,586 | 0.79x | 5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 4 | $69,179 | 0.88x | 5.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 6 | $64,762 | 0.86x | 5x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 4 | $63,842 | 0.96x | 5.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 4 | $57,417 | 0.95x | 5.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 811 | 4 | $56,803 | 0.89x | 5.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 391 | 4 | $52,677 | 0.90x | 5.6x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 6 | $52,258 | 0.84x | 4.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 4 | $51,503 | 0.97x | 7.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 378 | 4 | $46,231 | 1.00x | 6.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 4 | $46,164 | 0.85x | 4.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 5 | $45,978 | 0.97x | 5.3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 5 | $45,588 | 0.84x | 5.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 5 | $45,564 | 0.84x | 5.2x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.