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Original text from hospital filings
HC BIOPSY BONE TROCAR/NEEDLE SUPERFICIAL
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $891 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 17% of the 2,256 hospitals reporting CPT 20220. 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $60.96 | $60.96 | $60.96 – $60.96 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $60.96 | $60.96 | $60.96 – $60.96 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $60.96 | $60.96 | $60.96 – $60.96 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $80.18 | $80.18 | $80.18 – $80.18 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $81.78 | $81.78 | $81.78 – $81.78 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $82.99 | $82.99 | $82.99 – $82.99 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $84.19 | $84.19 | $84.19 – $84.19 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.87 | $398.87 | $398.87 – $398.87 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.87 | $398.87 | $398.87 – $398.87 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.87 | $398.87 | $398.87 – $398.87 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.87 | $398.87 | $398.87 – $398.87 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $457.86 | $457.86 | $457.86 – $457.86 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $466.46 | $466.46 | $466.46 – $466.46 |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $650.78 | $650.78 | $650.78 – $650.78 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $671.78 | $671.78 | $671.78 – $671.78 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $685.00 | $685.00 | $685.00 – $685.00 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $840.77 | $840.77 | $840.77 – $840.77 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $848.12 | $848.12 | $848.12 – $848.12 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $891.15 | $891.15 | $891.15 – $891.15 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $924.11 | $924.11 | $924.11 – $924.11 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,116 | $1,116 | $1,116 – $1,116 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,216 | $1,216 | $1,216 – $1,216 |
| 23 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,260 | $1,260 | $1,260 – $1,260 |
| 24 | Cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,679 | $1,679 | $1,679 – $1,679 |
| 25 | Humana behavioral health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,721 | $1,721 | $1,721 – $1,721 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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