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HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $240 is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($214), higher than 54% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 76536. 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 | $54.58 | $54.58 | $22.86 – $86.29 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $54.58 | $54.58 | $22.86 – $86.29 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $54.58 | $54.58 | $22.86 – $86.29 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $74.11 | $66.11 | $25.05 – $99.16 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $75.59 | $67.43 | $25.55 – $101.14 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $76.70 | $68.42 | $25.93 – $102.63 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $77.82 | $69.41 | $26.30 – $104.12 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $182.96 | $165.83 | $65.79 – $248.75 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $182.96 | $165.83 | $65.79 – $248.75 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $182.96 | $165.83 | $65.79 – $248.75 |
| 11 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $211.05 | $188.64 | $71.91 – $282.96 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $207.02 | $207.02 | $207.02 – $207.02 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $207.02 | $207.02 | $207.02 – $207.02 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $207.02 | $207.02 | $207.02 – $207.02 |
| 15 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $207.02 | $207.02 | $207.02 – $207.02 |
| 16 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $237.64 | $237.64 | $237.64 – $237.64 |
| 17 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $242.11 | $242.11 | $242.11 – $242.11 |
| 18 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $337.78 | $337.78 | $337.78 – $337.78 |
| 19 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $348.67 | $348.67 | $348.67 – $348.67 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $355.54 | $355.54 | $355.54 – $355.54 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $436.38 | $436.38 | $436.38 – $436.38 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $440.20 | $440.20 | $440.20 – $440.20 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $462.54 | $462.54 | $462.54 – $462.54 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $479.64 | $479.64 | $479.64 – $479.64 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $579.23 | $579.23 | $579.23 – $579.23 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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