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Original text from hospital filings
HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $649 is 105% above the median hospital's median price ($317), higher than 67% of the 2,638 hospitals reporting CPT 70450. 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, 33 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 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $61.32 | $65.97 | $37.64 – $98.96 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $62.55 | $67.29 | $38.39 – $100.94 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $63.47 | $68.28 | $38.96 – $102.42 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $64.39 | $69.27 | $39.52 – $103.91 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $482.18 | $482.18 | $482.18 – $482.18 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $482.18 | $482.18 | $482.18 – $482.18 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $482.18 | $482.18 | $482.18 – $482.18 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $482.18 | $482.18 | $482.18 – $482.18 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $553.49 | $553.49 | $553.49 – $553.49 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $563.90 | $563.90 | $563.90 – $563.90 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $706.13 | $706.13 | $706.13 – $706.13 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $706.13 | $706.13 | $706.13 – $706.13 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $706.13 | $706.13 | $706.13 – $706.13 |
| 17 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $786.72 | $786.72 | $786.72 – $786.72 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $812.10 | $812.10 | $812.10 – $812.10 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $828.08 | $828.08 | $828.08 – $828.08 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,016 | $1,016 | $1,016 – $1,016 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,025 | $1,025 | $1,025 – $1,025 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,077 | $1,077 | $1,077 – $1,077 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,117 | $1,117 | $1,117 – $1,117 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,349 | $1,349 | $1,349 – $1,349 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,470 | $1,470 | $1,470 – $1,470 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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