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Original text from hospital filings
HC CTA HEAD W CONT INCL NON CONT
Morganton, NC
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Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Inc’s median price of $1.6k is 214% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 81% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 24 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $161.55 | $161.55 | $161.55 – $161.55 |
| 2 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $166.55 | $166.55 | $166.55 – $166.55 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $166.55 | $166.55 | $166.55 – $166.55 |
| 4 | Humana medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $168.22 | $168.22 | $168.22 – $168.22 |
| 5 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $174.88 | $174.88 | $174.88 – $174.88 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $174.88 | $174.88 | $174.88 – $174.88 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176.54 | $176.54 | $176.54 – $176.54 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $560.99 | $560.99 | $534.60 – $587.37 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $560.99 | $560.99 | $534.60 – $587.37 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,515 | $1,515 | $1,444 – $1,586 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,757 | $1,757 | $1,675 – $1,840 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,174 | $2,174 | $2,072 – $2,276 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,475 | $2,475 | $2,358 – $2,591 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,646 | $2,646 | $2,522 – $2,771 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,735 | $2,735 | $2,607 – $2,864 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $2,832 | $2,832 | $2,832 – $2,832 |
| 17 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,969 | $2,969 | $2,829 – $3,108 |
| 18 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,994 | $2,994 | $2,853 – $3,134 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,167 | $3,167 | $3,018 – $3,316 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,291 | $3,291 | $3,137 – $3,446 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,326 | $3,326 | $3,170 – $3,483 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,376 | $3,376 | $3,217 – $3,535 |
| 23 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,335 – $3,665 |
| 24 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,525 | $3,525 | $3,359 – $3,691 |
Last updated: Jun 4, 2026
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