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HC MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $941 is 63% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 63% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. 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 | $111.56 | $118.07 | $65.55 – $177.11 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $113.79 | $120.43 | $66.86 – $180.65 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $115.46 | $122.20 | $67.84 – $183.31 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $117.14 | $123.98 | $68.83 – $185.97 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $236.57 | $236.57 | $61.82 – $411.31 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $236.57 | $236.57 | $61.82 – $411.31 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $236.57 | $236.57 | $61.82 – $411.31 |
| 8 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $354.20 | $354.20 | $354.20 – $354.20 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $764.97 | $764.97 | $764.97 – $764.97 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $764.97 | $764.97 | $764.97 – $764.97 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $764.97 | $764.97 | $764.97 – $764.97 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $764.97 | $764.97 | $764.97 – $764.97 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.10 | $878.10 | $878.10 – $878.10 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $894.61 | $894.61 | $894.61 – $894.61 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,248 | $1,248 | $1,248 – $1,248 |
| 16 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,288 | $1,288 | $1,288 – $1,288 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $1,295 | $1,295 | $1,295 – $1,295 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $1,295 | $1,295 | $1,295 – $1,295 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $1,295 | $1,295 | $1,295 – $1,295 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,314 | $1,314 | $1,314 – $1,314 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,612 | $1,612 | $1,612 – $1,612 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,627 | $1,627 | $1,627 – $1,627 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,709 | $1,709 | $1,709 – $1,709 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,772 | $1,772 | $1,772 – $1,772 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,140 | $2,140 | $2,140 – $2,140 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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