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HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $898 is 41% above the median hospital's median price ($638), higher than 59% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 73721. 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 | $127.94 | $125.25 | $59.93 – $187.88 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $130.50 | $127.76 | $61.13 – $191.64 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $132.42 | $129.64 | $62.03 – $194.46 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $134.34 | $131.51 | $62.93 – $197.27 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 8 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $398.81 | $398.81 | $398.81 – $398.81 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $730.47 | $730.47 | $730.47 – $730.47 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $730.47 | $730.47 | $730.47 – $730.47 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $730.47 | $730.47 | $730.47 – $730.47 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $730.47 | $730.47 | $730.47 – $730.47 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $838.51 | $838.51 | $838.51 – $838.51 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $854.27 | $854.27 | $854.27 – $854.27 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,192 | $1,192 | $1,192 – $1,192 |
| 16 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,230 | $1,230 | $1,230 – $1,230 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,254 | $1,254 | $1,254 – $1,254 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $1,303 | $1,303 | $1,303 – $1,303 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,540 | $1,540 | $1,540 – $1,540 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,632 | $1,632 | $1,632 – $1,632 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,692 – $1,692 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,044 | $2,044 | $2,044 – $2,044 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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