Frye Regional Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Frye Regional Medical Center? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
Free care: Free emergency and medically necessary care if your family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount of 50% to 75% if your family income is between 201% and 300% of the federal poverty guidelines.
How to apply: Frye Regional Medical Center: Financial assistance summary
Phone: 828-315-5000 — Hospital main line — ask for patient financial services or a financial counselor.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — Frye Regional (a Duke LifePoint hospital) bases eligibility on your gross family income versus the federal poverty guidelines.
- Get the financial assistance application from the emergency room or admissions areas, at www.fryemedctr.com, or by writing to Patient Financial Services, 420 N. Center Street, Hickory, NC 28601.
- Fill out the application and gather proof of your income and household size.
- Submit the completed application to a financial counselor at 420 N. Center Street, Hickory, NC 28601 — call 828-315-5000 for help; decisions normally take about 30 business days.
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- Frye Regional Medical Center financial assistance policy plain language summary (hospital document)