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Original text from hospital filings
HC DX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $122 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 48% of the 2,628 hospitals reporting CPT 72040. 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $18.88 | $18.88 | $9.17 – $28.59 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $18.88 | $18.88 | $9.17 – $28.59 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $18.88 | $18.88 | $9.17 – $28.59 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.97 | $24.00 | $10.03 – $36.00 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $26.49 | $24.48 | $10.23 – $36.72 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $26.88 | $24.84 | $10.38 – $37.26 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $27.27 | $25.20 | $10.53 – $37.80 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $64.37 | $60.83 | $26.88 – $91.24 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $64.37 | $60.83 | $26.88 – $91.24 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $64.37 | $60.83 | $26.88 – $91.24 |
| 11 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $75.41 | $75.41 | $61.01 – $89.80 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $113.72 | $113.72 | $113.72 – $113.72 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $113.72 | $113.72 | $113.72 – $113.72 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $113.72 | $113.72 | $113.72 – $113.72 |
| 15 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $113.72 | $113.72 | $113.72 – $113.72 |
| 16 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $130.54 | $130.54 | $130.54 – $130.54 |
| 17 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $133.00 | $133.00 | $133.00 – $133.00 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $185.55 | $185.55 | $185.55 – $185.55 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $191.54 | $191.54 | $191.54 – $191.54 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195.31 | $195.31 | $195.31 – $195.31 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $239.72 | $239.72 | $239.72 – $239.72 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $241.81 | $241.81 | $241.81 – $241.81 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $254.08 | $254.08 | $254.08 – $254.08 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $263.48 | $263.48 | $263.48 – $263.48 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $318.19 | $318.19 | $318.19 – $318.19 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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