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Heart failure (hospital stay) in Research Triangle NC

Every commercial insurer rate these hospitals posted, as a dollar amount and as a multiple of the hospital's own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 291

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Duke Regional Hospital median $12,600 · local Medicare $9,089 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$6,5530.7×2
BCBS NC$14,5351.6×1
Cigna$10,6641.2×2
UnitedHealthcare$24,8752.7×1
North Carolina Specialty Hospital median $13,506 · local Medicare $9,089 · file 2026-02-25
Aetna$12,3261.4×1
UnitedHealthcare$14,6861.6×1
UNC Rex Hospital median $16,805 · local Medicare $9,255 · file 2026-04-01
BCBS NC$9,6401.0×2
Cigna$16,8051.8×1
UnitedHealthcare$24,4512.6×3
Duke University Hospital median $18,520 · local Medicare $9,089 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$7,9870.9×2
BCBS NC$17,5441.9×1
Cigna$19,4972.1×2
UnitedHealthcare$23,7352.6×1
Duke Raleigh Hospital median $18,520 · local Medicare $9,255 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$7,9870.9×2
BCBS NC$17,5441.9×1
Cigna$19,4972.1×2
UnitedHealthcare$23,7352.6×1
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) median $19,089 · local Medicare $9,089 · file 2026-04-01
BCBS NC$14,3891.6×3
Cigna$19,0892.1×1
UnitedHealthcare$23,9702.6×3
UNC Health Johnston median $19,272 · local Medicare $9,255 · file 2026-04-01
BCBS NC$9,2071.0×3
Cigna$19,2722.1×1
UnitedHealthcare$23,6852.6×3
WakeMed Raleigh Campus median $19,800 · local Medicare $9,255 · file 2026-02-11
BCBS NC$19,3792.1×1
Cigna$20,2202.2×1
WakeMed Cary Hospital median $19,800 · local Medicare $9,255 · file 2026-02-11
BCBS NC$19,3792.1×1
Cigna$20,2202.2×1

MS-DRG 292

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
North Carolina Specialty Hospital median $9,096 · local Medicare $6,010 · file 2026-02-25
Aetna$8,4981.4×1
UnitedHealthcare$9,6931.6×1
Duke Regional Hospital median $10,138 · local Medicare $6,010 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$6,3001.0×2
BCBS NC$9,6121.6×1
Cigna$10,6641.8×2
UnitedHealthcare$16,4502.7×1
UNC Rex Hospital median $11,091 · local Medicare $6,120 · file 2026-04-01
BCBS NC$6,3631.0×2
Cigna$11,0911.8×1
UnitedHealthcare$16,1382.6×3
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) median $12,599 · local Medicare $6,010 · file 2026-04-01
BCBS NC$9,4971.6×3
Cigna$12,5992.1×1
UnitedHealthcare$15,8212.6×3
Duke University Hospital median $13,288 · local Medicare $6,010 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$6,0471.0×2
BCBS NC$11,6021.9×1
Cigna$14,9732.5×2
UnitedHealthcare$15,6962.6×1

MS-DRG 293

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
North Carolina Specialty Hospital median $5,914 · local Medicare $4,007 · file 2026-02-25
Aetna$5,6531.4×1
UnitedHealthcare$6,1761.5×1
UNC Rex Hospital median $7,067 · local Medicare $4,080 · file 2026-04-01
BCBS NC$4,0541.0×2
Cigna$7,0671.7×1
UnitedHealthcare$10,2822.5×3
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) median $8,027 · local Medicare $4,007 · file 2026-04-01
BCBS NC$6,0511.5×3
Cigna$8,0272.0×1
UnitedHealthcare$10,0802.5×3
Duke Regional Hospital median $8,536 · local Medicare $4,007 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$5,5001.4×2
BCBS NC$6,4081.6×1
Cigna$10,6642.7×2
UnitedHealthcare$10,9672.7×1
Duke University Hospital median $9,100 · local Medicare $4,007 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$6,0471.5×2
BCBS NC$7,7351.9×1
Cigna$14,9733.7×2
UnitedHealthcare$10,4642.6×1

Questions

How much does heart failure (hospital stay) cost with commercial insurance in Research Triangle NC?

9 Research Triangle NC hospitals post usable commercial rates for inpatient stay (MS-DRG 291). The median across hospitals is $18,520; hospital medians range from $12,600 to $19,800. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.