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HC NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DME >50 SQ CM
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $212 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($404), higher than 22% of the 2,336 hospitals reporting CPT 97606. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 50 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 | $25.01 | $25.01 | $25.01 – $25.01 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.51 | $25.51 | $25.51 – $25.51 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.89 | $25.89 | $25.89 – $25.89 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $25.96 | $25.96 | $25.96 – $25.96 |
| 5 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $52.77 | $52.77 | $52.77 – $52.77 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $66.95 | $66.95 | $66.95 – $66.95 |
| 7 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $69.27 | $69.27 | $69.27 – $69.27 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.19 | $88.64 | $87.53 – $89.19 |
| 9 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.87 | $90.31 | $89.18 – $90.87 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $91.14 | $91.14 | $91.14 – $91.14 |
| 11 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $95.83 | $95.83 | $95.83 – $95.83 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $78.31 | $97.45 | $78.31 – $135.74 |
| 13 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.37 | $107.70 | $106.36 – $108.37 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.55 | $108.84 | $96.55 – $133.41 |
| 15 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $118.80 | $118.06 | $116.59 – $118.80 |
| 16 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $123.91 | $123.14 | $121.61 – $123.91 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $133.44 | $132.61 | $130.96 – $133.44 |
| 18 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $141.50 | $140.62 | $138.87 – $141.50 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $127.02 | $143.20 | $127.02 – $175.55 |
| 20 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $148.45 | $147.53 | $145.69 – $148.45 |
| 21 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $150.90 | $149.97 | $148.10 – $150.90 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $164.40 | $163.38 | $161.34 – $164.40 |
| 23 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $166.44 | $165.41 | $163.35 – $166.44 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $177.08 | $175.98 | $173.78 – $177.08 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $177.08 | $175.98 | $173.78 – $177.08 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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