Joint or bursa drainage or injection without ultrasound guidance at Carolinas Medical Center

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Original text from hospital filings

HC SP ARTHRO ASPIR/INJ INTERM J

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $598 is 56% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 72% of the 2,518 hospitals reporting CPT 20605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20605 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	$31.93	$31.93	$31.93 – $31.93
2	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$31.93	$31.93	$31.93 – $31.93
3	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$31.93	$31.93	$31.93 – $31.93
4	Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$33.90	$33.90	$33.90 – $33.90
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$34.58	$34.58	$34.58 – $34.58
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$35.09	$35.09	$35.09 – $35.09
7	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$35.60	$35.60	$35.60 – $35.60
8	Medcost commercial fee schedule · both	$94.86	$94.86	$94.86 – $94.86
9	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$122.89	$122.89	$122.89 – $122.89
10	Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both	$122.89	$122.89	$122.89 – $122.89
11	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$122.89	$122.89	$122.89 – $122.89
12	Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$215.75	$214.42	$211.76 – $215.75
13	Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$215.75	$214.42	$211.76 – $215.75
14	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$215.75	$214.42	$211.76 – $215.75
15	Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$215.75	$214.42	$211.76 – $215.75
16	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$247.66	$246.13	$243.07 – $247.66
17	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$252.32	$250.76	$247.64 – $252.32
18	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$352.02	$349.85	$345.50 – $352.02
19	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$363.38	$361.13	$356.64 – $363.38
20	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$370.53	$368.24	$363.66 – $370.53
21	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$458.76	$455.93	$450.26 – $458.76
22	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$482.04	$479.06	$473.11 – $482.04
23	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$499.87	$554.62	$490.60 – $673.38
24	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$454.79	$590.52	$446.36 – $870.40
25	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$603.66	$599.93	$592.47 – $603.66

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