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HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $2.6k is 165% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 92% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 57 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 | Molina managed medicaid case rate · outpatient | $75.38 | $75.38 | $75.38 – $75.38 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $90.92 | $90.92 | $90.92 – $90.92 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $90.92 | $90.92 | $90.92 – $90.92 |
| 4 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $90.92 | $90.92 | $90.92 – $90.92 |
| 5 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $99.81 | $99.81 | $99.81 – $99.81 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $101.81 | $101.81 | $101.81 – $101.81 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $103.30 | $103.30 | $103.30 – $103.30 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $103.59 | $103.59 | $103.59 – $103.59 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $370.86 | $370.86 | $370.86 – $370.86 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $370.86 | $370.86 | $370.86 – $370.86 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $630.63 | $630.63 | $630.63 – $630.63 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $639.90 | $639.90 | $639.90 – $639.90 |
| 13 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $649.17 | $649.17 | $649.17 – $649.17 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $651.09 | $651.09 | $651.09 – $651.09 |
| 15 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $680.68 | $680.68 | $680.68 – $680.68 |
| 16 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,115 | $1,115 | $1,115 – $1,115 |
| 17 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,136 | $1,136 | $1,136 – $1,136 |
| 18 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,355 | $1,355 | $1,355 – $1,355 |
| 19 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,432 | $1,432 | $1,432 – $1,432 |
| 20 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,549 | $1,549 | $1,549 – $1,549 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,668 | $1,668 | $1,668 – $1,668 |
| 22 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,769 | $1,769 | $1,769 – $1,769 |
| 23 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,887 | $1,887 | $1,887 – $1,887 |
| 24 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,046 | $2,046 | $2,046 – $2,046 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,122 | $2,122 | $2,122 – $2,122 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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