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Original text from hospital filings
HC CT ANGIO BRAIN W/ CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $978 is 88% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 67% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. 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, 34 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 | $164.79 | $161.32 | $77.20 – $241.98 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $168.09 | $164.55 | $78.74 – $246.82 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $170.56 | $166.97 | $79.90 – $250.45 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $173.03 | $169.39 | $81.06 – $254.08 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $288.79 | $288.79 | $73.65 – $503.92 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $288.79 | $288.79 | $73.65 – $503.92 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $288.79 | $288.79 | $73.65 – $503.92 |
| 8 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $482.44 | $482.44 | $482.44 – $482.44 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $795.81 | $795.81 | $795.81 – $795.81 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $795.81 | $795.81 | $795.81 – $795.81 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $795.81 | $795.81 | $795.81 – $795.81 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $795.81 | $795.81 | $795.81 – $795.81 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $913.50 | $913.50 | $913.50 – $913.50 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $930.67 | $930.67 | $930.67 – $930.67 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $1,243 | $1,243 | $1,243 – $1,243 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $1,243 | $1,243 | $1,243 – $1,243 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $1,243 | $1,243 | $1,243 – $1,243 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,298 | $1,298 | $1,298 – $1,298 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,340 | $1,340 | $1,340 – $1,340 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,367 | $1,367 | $1,367 – $1,367 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,677 | $1,677 | $1,677 – $1,677 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,692 – $1,692 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,778 | $1,778 | $1,778 – $1,778 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,844 | $1,844 | $1,844 – $1,844 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,227 | $2,227 | $2,227 – $2,227 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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