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2.8% higher in Granite Falls, North Carolina
than in Hickory, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Hickory, NC	Granite Falls, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	145.7	145.7	100	0.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hickory, NC	Granite Falls, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	93.9	100	4.9%
Heart Failure	98.2	101.7	100	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.6	122	100	23.7%
Pneumonia	103.8	103.9	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hickory, NC	Granite Falls, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,777	$21,664	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,778	$16,339	$16,237	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,834	$27,009	$22,499	23.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,453	$17,479	$17,007	0.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hickory, NC	Granite Falls, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	23.1%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	39.6%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	107.4%	113.3%	0.0%

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