Medical costs in Durham, NC
3 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Priya Iyengar , Senior Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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3 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
3
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.74x
Top procedures by average charge in DURHAM
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $159,013 | 0.78x | 4.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 2 | $157,145 | 0.81x | 4.2x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 3 | $128,440 | 0.81x | 4.6x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CCDRG 493 | 2 | $122,863 | 1.07x | 6.6x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CCDRG 467 | 2 | $100,723 | 0.70x | 3.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 2 | $96,806 | 0.61x | 3.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 468 | 2 | $90,471 | 0.77x | 4.2x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIESDRG 483 | 2 | $80,012 | 0.71x | 5.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $73,797 | 0.80x | 4.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 2 | $65,779 | 0.69x | 3.8x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 070 | 2 | $64,421 | 0.84x | 4.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $64,098 | 0.73x | 4.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 330 | 2 | $61,165 | 0.56x | 3.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 286 | 2 | $59,703 | 0.59x | 3.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 811 | 2 | $57,472 | 0.90x | 4.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 393 | 2 | $57,147 | 0.76x | 4.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $54,157 | 0.72x | 3.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 2 | $53,544 | 0.68x | 3.8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 314 | 2 | $53,128 | 0.60x | 3.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALEDRG 175 | 2 | $52,989 | 0.84x | 4.5x |
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.