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CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $9.5k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 51% of the 2,171 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 788. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 17 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 | Ambetter cobranded commercial case rate · inpatient | $7,686 | $7,686 | $7,686 – $7,686 |
| 2 | Aetna whole health hmo case rate · inpatient | $8,481 | $8,481 | $8,481 – $8,481 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $8,692 | $8,692 | $8,692 – $8,692 |
| 4 | WellCare managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $9,221 | $9,221 | $9,221 – $9,221 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $9,313 | $9,313 | $9,313 – $9,313 |
| 6 | Ambetter individual commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,332 | $9,332 | $9,332 – $9,332 |
| 7 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,542 | $9,542 | $9,542 – $9,542 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,848 | $9,848 | $9,848 – $9,848 |
| 9 | Molina managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $10,075 | $10,075 | $10,075 – $10,075 |
| 10 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · inpatient | $11,269 | $11,269 | $11,269 – $11,269 |
| 11 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care case rate · inpatient | $12,228 | $12,228 | $12,228 – $12,228 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care case rate · inpatient | $12,555 | $12,555 | $12,555 – $12,555 |
| 13 | Aetna broad network case rate · inpatient | $12,686 | $12,686 | $12,686 – $12,686 |
| 14 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $12,736 | $12,736 | $12,736 – $12,736 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $12,923 | $12,923 | $12,923 – $12,923 |
| 16 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $13,110 | $13,110 | $13,110 – $13,110 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $13,149 | $13,149 | $13,149 – $13,149 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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