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HC NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DME >50 SQ CM
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $215 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($404), higher than 22% of the 2,336 hospitals reporting CPT 97606. 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, 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 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.01 | $25.01 | $25.01 – $25.01 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.51 | $25.51 | $25.51 – $25.51 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.89 | $25.89 | $25.89 – $25.89 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $26.26 | $26.26 | $26.26 – $26.26 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.70 | $77.22 | $76.26 – $77.70 |
| 6 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.70 | $77.22 | $76.26 – $77.70 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.70 | $77.22 | $76.26 – $77.70 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.70 | $77.22 | $76.26 – $77.70 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.19 | $88.64 | $87.53 – $89.19 |
| 10 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.87 | $90.31 | $89.18 – $90.87 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $91.14 | $91.14 | $91.14 – $91.14 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $91.14 | $91.14 | $91.14 – $91.14 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $91.14 | $91.14 | $91.14 – $91.14 |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $126.77 | $125.99 | $124.42 – $126.77 |
| 15 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $130.86 | $130.05 | $128.43 – $130.86 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $133.44 | $132.61 | $130.96 – $133.44 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $163.78 | $162.77 | $160.74 – $163.78 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $165.22 | $164.20 | $162.15 – $165.22 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $173.60 | $172.52 | $170.37 – $173.60 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $180.02 | $178.90 | $176.67 – $180.02 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $217.40 | $216.05 | $213.36 – $217.40 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $236.86 | $235.39 | $232.46 – $236.86 |
| 23 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $245.37 | $243.85 | $240.81 – $245.37 |
| 24 | Cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $327.16 | $325.13 | $321.08 – $327.16 |
| 25 | Humana behavioral health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $335.34 | $333.26 | $329.11 – $335.34 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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