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HC CT CHEST W/ CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $715 is 57% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 62% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 71260. 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 | $102.87 | $102.90 | $51.48 – $154.35 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $104.93 | $104.96 | $52.51 – $157.44 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $106.47 | $106.50 | $53.28 – $159.75 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $108.01 | $108.04 | $54.05 – $162.07 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $611.41 | $611.41 | $611.41 – $611.41 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $611.41 | $611.41 | $611.41 – $611.41 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $611.41 | $611.41 | $611.41 – $611.41 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $611.41 | $611.41 | $611.41 – $611.41 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $701.83 | $701.83 | $701.83 – $701.83 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $715.03 | $715.03 | $715.03 – $715.03 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $761.38 | $761.38 | $238.49 – $1,284 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $761.38 | $761.38 | $238.49 – $1,284 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $761.38 | $761.38 | $238.49 – $1,284 |
| 17 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $997.56 | $997.56 | $997.56 – $997.56 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,030 | $1,030 | $1,030 – $1,030 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,050 | $1,050 | $1,050 – $1,050 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,289 | $1,289 | $1,289 – $1,289 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,300 | $1,300 | $1,300 – $1,300 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,366 | $1,366 | $1,366 – $1,366 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,417 | $1,417 | $1,417 – $1,417 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,711 | $1,711 | $1,711 – $1,711 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,864 | $1,864 | $1,864 – $1,864 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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