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HC ER ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT W/O US GUID
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $628 is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 69% of the 2,601 hospitals reporting CPT 20610. 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, 61 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 fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $41.53 | $41.53 | $41.53 – $41.53 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $42.36 | $42.36 | $42.36 – $42.36 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $42.98 | $42.98 | $42.98 – $42.98 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $43.10 | $43.10 | $43.10 – $43.10 |
| 8 | Molina managed medicaid case rate · outpatient | $75.38 | $75.38 | $75.38 – $75.38 |
| 9 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $116.24 | $116.24 | $116.24 – $116.24 |
| 10 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $116.24 | $116.24 | $116.24 – $116.24 |
| 11 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $123.69 | $123.69 | $123.69 – $123.69 |
| 12 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $136.47 | $136.47 | $136.47 – $136.47 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $148.16 | $148.16 | $148.16 – $148.16 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $148.16 | $148.16 | $148.16 – $148.16 |
| 15 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $270.36 | $270.36 | $270.36 – $270.36 |
| 16 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $275.44 | $275.44 | $275.44 – $275.44 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $301.09 | $301.09 | $301.09 – $301.09 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $305.52 | $305.52 | $305.52 – $305.52 |
| 19 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $309.95 | $309.95 | $309.95 – $309.95 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $310.86 | $310.86 | $310.86 – $310.86 |
| 21 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $314.06 | $314.06 | $314.06 – $314.06 |
| 22 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $328.49 | $328.49 | $328.49 – $328.49 |
| 23 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $375.60 | $375.60 | $375.60 – $375.60 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $404.48 | $404.48 | $404.48 – $404.48 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $428.90 | $428.90 | $428.90 – $428.90 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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