Automated urinalysis with microscopic examination at Carolinas Medical Center

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE MICRO

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $34 is 437% above the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 80% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 81001. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 81001 at Carolinas Medical Center

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	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$3.95	$3.95	$3.95 – $3.95
2	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$3.95	$3.95	$3.95 – $3.95
3	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$3.95	$3.95	$3.95 – $3.95
4	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$5.22	$5.22	$5.22 – $5.22
5	Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both	$5.22	$5.22	$5.22 – $5.22
6	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$5.22	$5.22	$5.22 – $5.22
7	Medcost commercial fee schedule · both	$7.11	$7.11	$7.11 – $7.11
8	Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$15.33	$15.33	$15.33 – $15.33
9	Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$15.33	$15.33	$15.33 – $15.33
10	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$15.33	$15.33	$15.33 – $15.33
11	Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$15.33	$15.33	$15.33 – $15.33
12	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$17.60	$17.60	$17.60 – $17.60
13	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$17.93	$17.93	$17.93 – $17.93
14	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$25.02	$25.02	$25.02 – $25.02
15	Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$25.82	$25.82	$25.82 – $25.82
16	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26.33	$26.33	$26.33 – $26.33
17	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32.32	$32.32	$32.32 – $32.32
18	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$32.60	$32.60	$32.60 – $32.60
19	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$34.26	$34.26	$34.26 – $34.26
20	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$35.52	$35.52	$35.52 – $35.52
21	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$42.90	$42.90	$42.90 – $42.90
22	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$46.74	$46.74	$46.74 – $46.74
23	Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$48.42	$48.42	$48.42 – $48.42
24	Cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$64.56	$64.56	$64.56 – $64.56
25	Humana behavioral health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$66.17	$66.17	$66.17 – $66.17

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