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HC IMAGE-GUIDED CATHETER FLUID COLLECTION DRAINAGE
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.3k is 37% above the median hospital's median price ($949), higher than 64% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 10030. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 30 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 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $123.65 | $123.65 | $123.65 – $123.65 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $126.12 | $126.12 | $126.12 – $126.12 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $127.33 | $127.33 | $127.33 – $127.33 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $127.33 | $127.33 | $127.33 – $127.33 |
| 5 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $127.33 | $127.33 | $127.33 – $127.33 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $127.98 | $127.98 | $127.98 – $127.98 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $129.83 | $129.83 | $129.83 – $129.83 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $584.03 | $584.03 | $584.03 – $584.03 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $584.03 | $584.03 | $584.03 – $584.03 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $584.03 | $584.03 | $584.03 – $584.03 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $584.03 | $584.03 | $584.03 – $584.03 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $670.41 | $670.41 | $670.41 – $670.41 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $683.01 | $683.01 | $683.01 – $683.01 |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $952.89 | $952.89 | $952.89 – $952.89 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $983.63 | $983.63 | $983.63 – $983.63 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,003 | $1,003 | $1,003 – $1,003 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,231 | $1,231 | $1,231 – $1,231 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,305 | $1,305 | $1,305 – $1,305 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,353 | $1,353 | $1,353 – $1,353 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,634 | $1,634 | $1,634 – $1,634 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,780 | $1,780 | $1,780 – $1,780 |
| 23 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,844 | $1,844 | $1,844 – $1,844 |
| 24 | Cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,459 | $2,459 | $2,459 – $2,459 |
| 25 | Humana behavioral health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,521 | $2,521 | $2,521 – $2,521 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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