Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC ER INSERT NON TUNL CENTRAL VEIN CATH >5YR
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.5k is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 26% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. 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, 40 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 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $78.45 | $78.45 | $78.45 – $78.45 |
| 2 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $80.76 | $80.76 | $80.76 – $80.76 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $97.57 | $97.57 | $97.57 – $97.57 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $97.57 | $97.57 | $97.57 – $97.57 |
| 5 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $97.57 | $97.57 | $97.57 – $97.57 |
| 6 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $180.22 | $180.22 | $180.22 – $180.22 |
| 7 | Aetna preferred fee schedule · both | $180.22 | $180.22 | $180.22 – $180.22 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $188.64 | $188.64 | $188.64 – $188.64 |
| 9 | Aetna whole health fee schedule · both | $188.64 | $188.64 | $188.64 – $188.64 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $188.64 | $188.64 | $188.64 – $188.64 |
| 11 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $295.55 | $295.55 | $295.55 – $295.55 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $372.13 | $372.13 | $372.13 – $372.13 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $372.13 | $372.13 | $372.13 – $372.13 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $372.13 | $372.13 | $372.13 – $372.13 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $562.44 | $562.44 | $562.44 – $562.44 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $562.44 | $562.44 | $562.44 – $562.44 |
| 17 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $562.44 | $562.44 | $562.44 – $562.44 |
| 18 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $562.44 | $562.44 | $562.44 – $562.44 |
| 19 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $645.62 | $645.62 | $645.62 – $645.62 |
| 20 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $657.76 | $657.76 | $657.76 – $657.76 |
| 21 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $917.66 | $917.66 | $917.66 – $917.66 |
| 22 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $947.26 | $947.26 | $947.26 – $947.26 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $965.91 | $965.91 | $965.91 – $965.91 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,196 | $1,196 | $1,196 – $1,196 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,257 | $1,257 | $1,257 – $1,257 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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