CTRC rates are subject to change; all studies will be charged current rates.

Inpatient care at the CTRC is based on a per hour nursing care fee and thus is charged $64.00 per hour billed in 30 minute increments. For example, if your patient is admitted at 8:00 AM for an overnight visit and is discharged at 8:15 AM the next morning, the investigator would be charged for 24.5 hours or $1,568.00.

CTRC Inpatient Care Fees

Visit our Inpatient Google Calendar to view upcoming open weekends and scheduled admissions.

There is a per night (greater than 24 hours) or hourly fee that is charged directly to the investigator by UNC Health for any overnight research stay at UNC Medical Center - 1 Memorial Observation Unit.

As of August 2021, the cost consisted of a one-time observation direct admission charge of $147.00 and an observation hospital hourly rate of $45.10 for inpatient research studies. Please refer to the Billing Coverage Analysis (BCA) for the most current UNC Health rate as it is subject to change. More information on how to complete the BCA can be found at Research Central.

The process for requesting a Billing Coverage Analysis (BCA) changed on September 12, 2022. UNC is now utilizing the Service Now ticketing system for all BCA requests. This system will make it easier for the Research community by providing one central location to submit a BCA request. Access the Service Now Billing Coverage Analysis (BCA) request page using the button below.

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