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HC ER THORACENTESIS W/IMAGING
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $2.6k is 169% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 92% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 36 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 | $90.92 | $90.92 | $90.92 – $90.92 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $90.92 | $90.92 | $90.92 – $90.92 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $90.92 | $90.92 | $90.92 – $90.92 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $99.81 | $99.81 | $99.81 – $99.81 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $101.81 | $101.81 | $101.81 – $101.81 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $103.30 | $103.30 | $103.30 – $103.30 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $104.80 | $104.80 | $104.80 – $104.80 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $361.03 | $361.03 | $361.03 – $361.03 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $361.03 | $361.03 | $361.03 – $361.03 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $361.03 | $361.03 | $361.03 – $361.03 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $971.48 | $971.48 | $971.48 – $971.48 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $971.48 | $971.48 | $971.48 – $971.48 |
| 13 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $971.48 | $971.48 | $971.48 – $971.48 |
| 14 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $971.48 | $971.48 | $971.48 – $971.48 |
| 15 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,115 | $1,115 | $1,115 – $1,115 |
| 16 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,136 | $1,136 | $1,136 – $1,136 |
| 17 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,585 | $1,585 | $1,585 – $1,585 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,636 | $1,636 | $1,636 – $1,636 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,668 | $1,668 | $1,668 – $1,668 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,066 | $2,066 | $2,066 – $2,066 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,170 | $2,170 | $2,170 – $2,170 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,641 | $2,641 | $2,251 – $3,032 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,718 | $2,718 | $2,718 – $2,718 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,983 | $2,983 | $2,048 – $3,919 |
| 25 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,068 | $3,068 | $3,068 – $3,068 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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