Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
NFCT DS BACT&FNG GRAM NEG
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $165 is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($161), higher than 55% of the 1,321 hospitals reporting CPT 0142U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 4 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 | $159.89 | $159.89 | $159.89 – $159.89 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $162.24 | $162.24 | $162.24 – $162.24 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $164.59 | $164.59 | $164.59 – $164.59 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $165.07 | $165.07 | $165.07 – $165.07 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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