RC 278
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PLATE L36 MM SPINE 2 LEVEL ARCHON BONE DEGENERATIVE DISC
Wadesboro, NC
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc’s median price of $225 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 8% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. 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, 45 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $74.80 | $149.70 | $0.62 – $22,439 |
| 2 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.20 | $152.50 | $0.63 – $22,859 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $110.50 | $221.15 | $0.91 – $33,149 |
| 4 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $132.50 | $265.18 | $1.09 – $39,749 |
| 5 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $151.50 | $303.21 | $1.25 – $45,448 |
| 6 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.95 | $306.11 | $1.26 – $45,883 |
| 7 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $159.75 | $319.72 | $1.32 – $47,923 |
| 8 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $186.00 | $372.25 | $1.53 – $55,798 |
| 9 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $186.00 | $372.25 | $1.53 – $55,798 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $200.35 | $400.97 | $1.65 – $60,103 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $201.00 | $402.27 | $1.66 – $60,298 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $214.05 | $428.39 | $1.76 – $64,213 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $216.50 | $433.30 | $1.78 – $64,948 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $216.50 | $433.30 | $1.78 – $64,948 |
| 15 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $232.50 | $465.32 | $1.92 – $69,748 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $237.85 | $476.03 | $1.96 – $71,353 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $251.00 | $502.34 | $2.07 – $75,297 |
| 18 | Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $262.00 | $524.36 | $2.16 – $78,597 |
| 19 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $262.50 | $525.36 | $2.16 – $78,747 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $263.65 | $527.66 | $2.17 – $79,092 |
| 21 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $268.00 | $536.37 | $2.21 – $80,397 |
| 22 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $268.00 | $536.37 | $2.21 – $80,397 |
| 23 | Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $295.50 | $591.40 | $2.43 – $88,647 |
| 24 | Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $296.50 | $593.41 | $2.44 – $88,947 |
| 25 | Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $296.50 | $593.41 | $2.44 – $88,947 |
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
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