Penicillin G benzathine injection at Carolinas Medical Center

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PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE 600,000 UNIT/ML INTRAMUSCULAR SYRINGE

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $664 is 971% above the median hospital's median price ($62), higher than 87% of the 2,289 hospitals reporting HCPCS J0561. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J0561 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 50 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	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both	$2.67	$2.67	$2.67 – $2.67
2	Aetna broad network fee schedule · both	$2.80	$2.80	$2.80 – $2.80
3	Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$23.24	$23.24	$23.24 – $23.24
4	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$30.61	$30.61	$30.61 – $30.61
5	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$31.06	$31.06	$31.06 – $31.06
6	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$31.51	$31.51	$31.51 – $31.51
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$31.60	$31.60	$31.60 – $31.60
8	Medcost ppo fee schedule · both	$37.82	$37.82	$37.82 – $37.82
9	Medcost ultra fee schedule · both	$37.82	$37.82	$37.82 – $37.82
10	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$49.42	$49.42	$49.42 – $49.42
11	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both	$49.42	$49.42	$49.42 – $49.42
12	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$338.20	$338.88	$176.69 – $501.74
13	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$344.55	$345.25	$180.02 – $511.17
14	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$410.92	$411.75	$214.69 – $609.63
15	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$469.85	$470.79	$245.48 – $697.05
16	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$488.45	$489.44	$255.20 – $724.66
17	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$488.45	$489.44	$255.20 – $724.66
18	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$488.45	$489.44	$255.20 – $724.66
19	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$505.98	$506.99	$264.35 – $750.65
20	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$536.52	$537.60	$280.31 – $795.97
21	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$572.19	$573.34	$298.95 – $848.88
22	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$620.42	$621.66	$324.14 – $920.43
23	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$659.18	$660.50	$344.39 – $977.94
24	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$686.94	$688.32	$358.90 – $1,019
25	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$711.75	$713.18	$371.86 – $1,056

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