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Original text from hospital filings
HC CT LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $668 is 95% above the median hospital's median price ($343), higher than 64% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 72131. 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, 30 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 | $76.00 | $79.99 | $43.99 – $119.99 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $77.52 | $81.59 | $44.87 – $122.39 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $78.66 | $82.79 | $45.53 – $124.19 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $79.80 | $83.99 | $46.19 – $125.99 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $135.47 | $135.47 | $48.55 – $222.39 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $135.47 | $135.47 | $48.55 – $222.39 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $135.47 | $135.47 | $48.55 – $222.39 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $571.54 | $571.54 | $571.54 – $571.54 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $571.54 | $571.54 | $571.54 – $571.54 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $571.54 | $571.54 | $571.54 – $571.54 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $571.54 | $571.54 | $571.54 – $571.54 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $656.07 | $656.07 | $656.07 – $656.07 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $668.40 | $668.40 | $668.40 – $668.40 |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $932.51 | $932.51 | $932.51 – $932.51 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $962.59 | $962.59 | $962.59 – $962.59 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $981.54 | $981.54 | $981.54 – $981.54 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,205 | $1,205 | $1,205 – $1,205 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,215 | $1,215 | $1,215 – $1,215 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,277 | $1,277 | $1,277 – $1,277 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,324 | $1,324 | $1,324 – $1,324 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,599 | $1,599 | $1,599 – $1,599 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,742 | $1,742 | $1,742 – $1,742 |
| 23 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,805 | $1,805 | $1,805 – $1,805 |
| 24 | Cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,406 | $2,406 | $2,406 – $2,406 |
| 25 | Humana behavioral health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,467 | $2,467 | $2,467 – $2,467 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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