Automated urinalysis with microscopic examination at Carolinas Medical Center

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE MICRO

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $32 is 408% above the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 79% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 81001. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 81001 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 55 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	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$3.23	$3.23	$3.23 – $3.23
2	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$3.28	$3.28	$3.28 – $3.28
3	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$3.33	$3.33	$3.33 – $3.33
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$3.34	$3.34	$3.34 – $3.34
5	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$3.95	$3.95	$3.95 – $3.95
6	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$3.95	$3.95	$3.95 – $3.95
7	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$3.95	$3.95	$3.95 – $3.95
8	Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both	$3.97	$3.97	$3.97 – $3.97
9	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$4.20	$4.20	$4.20 – $4.20
10	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$4.32	$4.32	$4.32 – $4.32
11	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both	$4.32	$4.32	$4.32 – $4.32
12	Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$4.68	$4.68	$4.68 – $4.68
13	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$5.22	$5.22	$5.22 – $5.22
14	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both	$5.33	$5.33	$5.33 – $5.33
15	Aetna broad network fee schedule · both	$5.90	$5.90	$5.90 – $5.90
16	Aetna whole health hmo fee schedule · both	$6.75	$6.75	$6.75 – $6.75
17	Medcost ppo fee schedule · both	$7.11	$7.11	$7.11 – $7.11
18	Medcost ultra fee schedule · both	$7.11	$7.11	$7.11 – $7.11
19	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$17.60	$17.60	$17.60 – $17.60
20	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$17.93	$17.93	$17.93 – $17.93
21	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$21.39	$21.39	$21.39 – $21.39
22	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23.44	$23.44	$23.44 – $23.44
23	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$24.45	$24.45	$24.45 – $24.45
24	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26.33	$26.33	$26.33 – $26.33
25	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26.82	$26.82	$26.82 – $26.82

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