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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.

CMS price transparency
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

ProcedureHospitalsAvg chargevs nationalMarkup
COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 4543$243,3670.96x5.5x
CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 2363$196,4671.00x7.7x
COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 4553$196,1671.01x6.3x
SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 4603$182,4931.15x7.4x
HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 5224$105,0681.10x6.9x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 4814$97,5101.06x6.6x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 0644$69,5860.79x5x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 3774$69,1790.88x5.2x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 8716$64,7620.86x5x
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 6984$63,8420.96x5.2x
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 6824$57,4170.95x5.5x
RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 8114$56,8030.89x5.7x
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 3914$52,6770.90x5.6x
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 1776$52,2580.84x4.6x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 0654$51,5030.97x7.1x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 3784$46,2311.00x6.3x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 6404$46,1640.85x4.9x
KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 6895$45,9780.97x5.3x
PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 1895$45,5880.84x5.2x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 1935$45,5640.84x5.2x
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.

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