Incision and drainage of skin abscess at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $438 is 59% above the median hospital's median price ($275), higher than 72% of the 2,577 hospitals reporting CPT 10060. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 10060 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 37 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 fee schedule · both	$68.06	$68.06	$68.06 – $68.06
2	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$68.06	$68.06	$68.06 – $68.06
3	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$68.06	$68.06	$68.06 – $68.06
4	Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$98.87	$98.87	$98.87 – $98.87
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$100.85	$100.85	$100.85 – $100.85
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$102.33	$102.33	$102.33 – $102.33
7	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$103.81	$103.81	$103.81 – $103.81
8	Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166.26	$166.26	$166.26 – $166.26
9	Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166.26	$166.26	$166.26 – $166.26
10	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166.26	$166.26	$166.26 – $166.26
11	Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166.26	$166.26	$166.26 – $166.26
12	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$190.85	$190.85	$190.85 – $190.85
13	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$194.44	$194.44	$194.44 – $194.44
14	Medcost commercial fee schedule · both	$247.26	$247.26	$247.26 – $247.26
15	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$262.28	$262.28	$262.28 – $262.28
16	Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both	$262.28	$262.28	$262.28 – $262.28
17	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$262.28	$262.28	$262.28 – $262.28
18	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$271.27	$271.27	$271.27 – $271.27
19	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$280.02	$280.02	$280.02 – $280.02
20	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$285.53	$285.53	$285.53 – $285.53
21	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$353.52	$353.52	$353.52 – $353.52
22	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$371.46	$371.46	$371.46 – $371.46
23	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$452.05	$452.05	$385.20 – $518.90
24	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$465.18	$465.18	$465.18 – $465.18
25	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$510.60	$510.60	$350.46 – $670.73

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