Abdominal X-ray, single view at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC DX ABDOMEN 1 VIEW

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $99 is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 37% of the 2,622 hospitals reporting CPT 74018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74018 at Carolinas Medical Center

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	$15.13	$15.13	$7.75 – $22.51
2	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$15.13	$15.13	$7.75 – $22.51
3	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$15.13	$15.13	$7.75 – $22.51
4	Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$19.09	$18.15	$8.13 – $27.22
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$19.47	$18.51	$8.29 – $27.76
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$19.76	$18.78	$8.41 – $28.17
7	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$20.04	$19.05	$8.54 – $28.58
8	Medcost commercial fee schedule · both	$58.02	$58.02	$46.34 – $69.70
9	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$58.04	$58.04	$45.99 – $70.08
10	Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both	$58.04	$58.04	$45.99 – $70.08
11	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$58.04	$58.04	$45.99 – $70.08
12	Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85.28	$85.28	$85.28 – $85.28
13	Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85.28	$85.28	$85.28 – $85.28
14	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85.28	$85.28	$85.28 – $85.28
15	Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85.28	$85.28	$85.28 – $85.28
16	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$97.89	$97.89	$97.89 – $97.89
17	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$99.73	$99.73	$99.73 – $99.73
18	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$139.14	$139.14	$139.14 – $139.14
19	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$143.63	$143.63	$143.63 – $143.63
20	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$146.46	$146.46	$146.46 – $146.46
21	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$179.76	$179.76	$179.76 – $179.76
22	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$181.34	$181.34	$181.34 – $181.34
23	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$190.54	$190.54	$190.54 – $190.54
24	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$197.58	$197.58	$197.58 – $197.58
25	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$238.61	$238.61	$238.61 – $238.61

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