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HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 71% above the median hospital's median price ($638), higher than 65% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 73721. 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, 58 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 | $127.94 | $125.25 | $59.93 – $187.88 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $130.50 | $127.76 | $61.13 – $191.64 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $132.42 | $129.64 | $62.03 – $194.46 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $132.78 | $129.99 | $62.20 – $194.99 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $246.55 | $246.55 | $246.55 – $246.55 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $250.18 | $250.18 | $250.18 – $250.18 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $253.81 | $253.81 | $253.81 – $253.81 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $254.56 | $254.56 | $254.56 – $254.56 |
| 12 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $276.49 | $276.49 | $276.49 – $276.49 |
| 13 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $305.06 | $305.06 | $305.06 – $305.06 |
| 14 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $398.81 | $398.81 | $398.81 – $398.81 |
| 15 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $398.81 | $398.81 | $398.81 – $398.81 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $452.83 | $452.83 | $452.83 – $452.83 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $452.83 | $452.83 | $452.83 – $452.83 |
| 18 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $626.41 | $626.41 | $626.41 – $626.41 |
| 19 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $838.51 | $838.51 | $838.51 – $838.51 |
| 20 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $854.27 | $854.27 | $854.27 – $854.27 |
| 21 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,019 | $1,019 | $1,019 – $1,019 |
| 22 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,165 | $1,165 | $1,165 – $1,165 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,254 | $1,254 | $1,254 – $1,254 |
| 24 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,330 | $1,330 | $1,330 – $1,330 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,419 | $1,419 | $1,419 – $1,419 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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