CT scan of chest and spine without contrast dye at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC CT THORACIC SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.0k is 205% above the median hospital's median price ($334), higher than 77% of the 2,605 hospitals reporting CPT 72128. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72128 at Carolinas Medical Center

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	$76.30	$80.19	$43.99 – $120.29
2	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$77.83	$81.80	$44.87 – $122.70
3	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$78.97	$83.00	$45.53 – $124.50
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both	$79.19	$83.23	$45.66 – $124.84
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$108.47	$108.47	$108.47 – $108.47
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$110.06	$110.06	$110.06 – $110.06
7	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$111.66	$111.66	$111.66 – $111.66
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$111.99	$111.99	$111.99 – $111.99
9	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$135.61	$135.61	$48.55 – $222.67
10	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$135.61	$135.61	$48.55 – $222.67
11	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$135.61	$135.61	$48.55 – $222.67
12	Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$330.42	$330.42	$330.42 – $330.42
13	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$621.96	$621.96	$621.96 – $621.96
14	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$633.65	$633.65	$633.65 – $633.65
15	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$755.70	$755.70	$755.70 – $755.70
16	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$864.07	$864.07	$864.07 – $864.07
17	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$930.51	$930.51	$930.51 – $930.51
18	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$986.69	$986.69	$986.69 – $986.69
19	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,052	$1,052	$1,052 – $1,052
20	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,141	$1,141	$1,141 – $1,141
21	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care other · outpatient	$1,181	$1,181	$1,181 – $1,181
22	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,190	$1,190	$1,190 – $1,190
23	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,199	$1,199	$1,199 – $1,199
24	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,212	$1,212	$1,212 – $1,212
25	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,263	$1,263	$1,263 – $1,263

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