Observation care, per hour at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC OBSERVATION CARVE-OUT - RADIOLOGY

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $2 is 98% below the median hospital's median price ($104), higher than 3% of the 2,043 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0378. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS G0378 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 41 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	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.69	$0.69	$0.69 – $0.69
2	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.70	$0.70	$0.70 – $0.70
3	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.83	$0.83	$0.83 – $0.83
4	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$0.95	$0.95	$0.95 – $0.95
5	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.03	$1.03	$1.03 – $1.03
6	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.09	$1.09	$1.09 – $1.09
7	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.16	$1.16	$1.16 – $1.16
8	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.26	$1.26	$1.26 – $1.26
9	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.31	$1.31	$1.31 – $1.31
10	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.32	$1.32	$1.32 – $1.32
11	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.34	$1.34	$1.34 – $1.34
12	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.40	$1.40	$1.40 – $1.40
13	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.45	$1.45	$1.45 – $1.45
14	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.49	$1.49	$1.49 – $1.49
15	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.49	$1.49	$1.49 – $1.49
16	Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.59	$1.59	$1.59 – $1.59
17	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.60	$1.60	$1.60 – $1.60
18	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.61	$1.61	$1.61 – $1.61
19	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.61	$1.61	$1.61 – $1.61
20	Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.62	$1.62	$1.62 – $1.62
21	Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.63	$1.63	$1.63 – $1.63
22	Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.63	$1.63	$1.63 – $1.63
23	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.71	$1.71	$1.71 – $1.71
24	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.73	$1.73	$1.73 – $1.73
25	Medcost ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.86	$1.86	$1.86 – $1.86

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