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
LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $556 is 91% below the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 5% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 11 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 | $428.34 | $428.34 | $428.34 – $428.34 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $428.34 | $428.34 | $428.34 – $428.34 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $428.34 | $428.34 | $428.34 – $428.34 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $550.96 | $550.96 | $550.96 – $550.96 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $561.98 | $561.98 | $561.98 – $561.98 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $570.24 | $570.24 | $570.24 – $570.24 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $578.51 | $578.51 | $578.51 – $578.51 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $1,465 | $1,465 | $1,465 – $1,465 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $1,465 | $1,465 | $1,465 – $1,465 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $1,465 | $1,465 | $1,465 – $1,465 |
| 11 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $1,514 | $1,514 | $1,514 – $1,514 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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