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HC ER ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT W/O US GUID
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $620 is 58% above the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 69% of the 2,601 hospitals reporting CPT 20610. 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, 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 | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $41.53 | $41.53 | $41.53 – $41.53 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $42.36 | $42.36 | $42.36 – $42.36 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $42.98 | $42.98 | $42.98 – $42.98 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $43.61 | $43.61 | $43.61 – $43.61 |
| 8 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $116.24 | $116.24 | $116.24 – $116.24 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $146.29 | $146.29 | $146.29 – $146.29 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $146.29 | $146.29 | $146.29 – $146.29 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $146.29 | $146.29 | $146.29 – $146.29 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $235.52 | $235.52 | $235.52 – $235.52 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $235.52 | $235.52 | $235.52 – $235.52 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $235.52 | $235.52 | $235.52 – $235.52 |
| 15 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $235.52 | $235.52 | $235.52 – $235.52 |
| 16 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $270.36 | $270.36 | $270.36 – $270.36 |
| 17 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $275.44 | $275.44 | $275.44 – $275.44 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $384.28 | $384.28 | $384.28 – $384.28 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $396.67 | $396.67 | $396.67 – $396.67 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $404.48 | $404.48 | $404.48 – $404.48 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $500.80 | $500.80 | $500.80 – $500.80 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $526.21 | $526.21 | $526.21 – $526.21 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $640.38 | $640.38 | $545.67 – $735.08 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $658.97 | $658.97 | $658.97 – $658.97 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $723.31 | $723.31 | $496.46 – $950.15 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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