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HC CT CHEST W/ CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 138% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 74% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 71260. 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, 54 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 | $102.87 | $102.90 | $51.48 – $154.35 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $104.93 | $104.96 | $52.51 – $157.44 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $106.47 | $106.50 | $53.28 – $159.75 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $106.76 | $106.79 | $53.43 – $160.19 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $181.58 | $181.58 | $181.58 – $181.58 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $184.25 | $184.25 | $184.25 – $184.25 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $186.92 | $186.92 | $186.92 – $186.92 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $187.47 | $187.47 | $187.47 – $187.47 |
| 12 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $395.52 | $395.52 | $395.52 – $395.52 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $431.20 | $431.20 | $431.20 – $431.20 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $431.20 | $431.20 | $431.20 – $431.20 |
| 15 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $701.83 | $701.83 | $701.83 – $701.83 |
| 16 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $715.03 | $715.03 | $715.03 – $715.03 |
| 17 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $852.76 | $852.76 | $852.76 – $852.76 |
| 18 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $975.04 | $975.04 | $975.04 – $975.04 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,050 | $1,050 | $1,050 – $1,050 |
| 20 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,113 | $1,113 | $1,113 – $1,113 |
| 21 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,187 | $1,187 | $1,187 – $1,187 |
| 22 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,288 | $1,288 | $1,288 – $1,288 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,343 | $1,343 | $1,343 – $1,343 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,353 | $1,353 | $1,353 – $1,353 |
| 25 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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