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Original text from hospital filings
HC BIOPSY LUNG/MEDIASTINUM W IMAGING
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $2.1k is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 53% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. 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 | $119.51 | $119.51 | $119.51 – $119.51 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $119.51 | $119.51 | $119.51 – $119.51 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $119.51 | $119.51 | $119.51 – $119.51 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $138.97 | $138.97 | $138.97 – $138.97 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $141.75 | $141.75 | $141.75 – $141.75 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $143.83 | $143.83 | $143.83 – $143.83 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $145.92 | $145.92 | $145.92 – $145.92 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $944.60 | $944.60 | $944.60 – $944.60 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $944.60 | $944.60 | $944.60 – $944.60 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $944.60 | $944.60 | $944.60 – $944.60 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $944.60 | $944.60 | $944.60 – $944.60 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,084 | $1,084 | $1,084 – $1,084 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,105 | $1,105 | $1,105 – $1,105 |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,541 | $1,541 | $1,541 – $1,541 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,591 | $1,591 | $1,591 – $1,591 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,622 | $1,622 | $1,622 – $1,622 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,991 | $1,991 | $1,991 – $1,991 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,009 | $2,009 | $2,009 – $2,009 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,110 | $2,110 | $2,110 – $2,110 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,189 | $2,189 | $2,189 – $2,189 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,643 | $2,643 | $2,643 – $2,643 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,880 | $2,880 | $2,880 – $2,880 |
| 23 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,983 | $2,983 | $2,983 – $2,983 |
| 24 | Cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,977 | $3,977 | $3,977 – $3,977 |
| 25 | Humana behavioral health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,077 | $4,077 | $4,077 – $4,077 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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