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HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES
Lincolnton, NC
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc’s median price of $1.8k is 54% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 66% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 65 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $197.56 | $197.56 | $197.56 – $197.56 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $201.51 | $201.51 | $201.51 – $201.51 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $204.47 | $204.47 | $204.47 – $204.47 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $205.04 | $205.04 | $205.04 – $205.04 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $221.29 | $221.29 | $221.29 – $221.29 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $221.29 | $221.29 | $221.29 – $221.29 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $221.29 | $221.29 | $221.29 – $221.29 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $333.19 | $333.19 | $333.19 – $333.19 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $364.00 | $364.00 | $364.00 – $364.00 |
| 10 | Ambetter individual commercial fee schedule · both | $374.78 | $374.78 | $374.78 – $374.78 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $384.64 | $384.64 | $384.64 – $384.64 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $433.46 | $433.46 | $433.46 – $433.46 |
| 13 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $465.58 | $465.58 | $465.58 – $465.58 |
| 14 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $465.58 | $465.58 | $465.58 – $465.58 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $478.94 | $478.94 | $478.94 – $478.94 |
| 16 | Aetna whole health hmo fee schedule · both | $493.87 | $493.87 | $493.87 – $493.87 |
| 17 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus fee schedule · both | $518.99 | $518.99 | $518.99 – $518.99 |
| 18 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $573.33 | $573.33 | $573.33 – $573.33 |
| 19 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $633.69 | $633.69 | $633.69 – $633.69 |
| 20 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $645.49 | $645.49 | $645.49 – $645.49 |
| 21 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $806.30 | $806.30 | $806.30 – $806.30 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $818.15 | $818.15 | $818.15 – $818.15 |
| 23 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $830.01 | $830.01 | $830.01 – $830.01 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $832.46 | $832.46 | $832.46 – $832.46 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $934.25 | $934.25 | $934.25 – $934.25 |
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
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