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Original text from hospital filings
HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $907 is 186% above the median hospital's median price ($317), higher than 76% of the 2,638 hospitals reporting CPT 70450. 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, 52 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 | $61.32 | $65.97 | $37.64 – $98.96 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $62.55 | $67.29 | $38.39 – $100.94 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $63.47 | $68.28 | $38.96 – $102.42 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $63.64 | $68.47 | $39.06 – $102.71 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $108.47 | $108.47 | $108.47 – $108.47 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $110.06 | $110.06 | $110.06 – $110.06 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $111.66 | $111.66 | $111.66 – $111.66 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $111.99 | $111.99 | $111.99 – $111.99 |
| 12 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $264.13 | $264.13 | $264.13 – $264.13 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $553.49 | $553.49 | $553.49 – $553.49 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $563.90 | $563.90 | $563.90 – $563.90 |
| 15 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $672.52 | $672.52 | $672.52 – $672.52 |
| 16 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $768.95 | $768.95 | $768.95 – $768.95 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $828.08 | $828.08 | $828.08 – $828.08 |
| 18 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $878.08 | $878.08 | $878.08 – $878.08 |
| 19 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $936.45 | $936.45 | $936.45 – $936.45 |
| 20 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,015 | $1,015 | $1,015 – $1,015 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,059 | $1,059 | $1,059 – $1,059 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 23 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,079 | $1,079 | $1,079 – $1,079 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,124 | $1,124 | $1,124 – $1,124 |
| 25 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,165 | $1,165 | $1,165 – $1,165 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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