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Hip replacement in North Carolina: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 16 North Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 470

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville$21,8311.6×42026-04-01
North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham$21,8601.6×22026-02-25
UNC Health Johnston Smithfield$26,3601.9×32026-04-01
UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh$27,6422.0×42026-04-01
Duke Regional Hospital Durham$28,1372.1×42026-04-01
WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh$29,1172.1×32026-02-11
WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary$29,1172.1×32026-02-11
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill$31,1122.3×42026-04-01
Duke University Hospital Durham$31,2602.3×42026-04-01
Duke Raleigh Hospital Raleigh$31,2602.3×42026-04-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$36,4222.7×32025-12-05
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$36,4222.7×32025-12-01
Atrium Health Union Monroe$36,4222.7×32025-12-04
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$36,4222.7×32025-12-05
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews$37,8402.8×22026-03-30
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville$37,8402.8×22026-03-30

MS-DRG 469

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham$32,7161.5×22026-02-25
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville$34,3301.6×42026-04-01
UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh$36,5491.7×42026-04-01
Duke University Hospital Durham$36,6101.7×42026-04-01
Duke Raleigh Hospital Raleigh$36,6101.7×42026-04-01
WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh$45,7862.1×32026-02-11
WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary$45,7862.1×32026-02-11
Atrium Health Union Monroe$47,5312.3×32025-12-04
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$47,5312.3×32025-12-05
UNC Health Johnston Smithfield$48,2792.2×32026-04-01
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$48,6582.3×32025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$49,9292.4×32025-12-05
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill$53,9352.5×42026-04-01
Duke Regional Hospital Durham$58,7712.7×32026-04-01
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews$59,2962.8×32026-03-30
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville$59,2962.8×32026-03-30

Questions

How much do insurers pay for hip replacement in North Carolina?

16 North Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for hip replacement in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 470), the median across 16 hospitals is $31,186, 2.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.