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HC ER CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.8k is 54% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 66% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. 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, 40 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 | $197.56 | $197.56 | $197.56 – $197.56 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $201.51 | $201.51 | $201.51 – $201.51 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $204.47 | $204.47 | $204.47 – $204.47 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $207.44 | $207.44 | $207.44 – $207.44 |
| 5 | Aetna whole health fee schedule · both | $213.60 | $213.60 | $213.60 – $213.60 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $221.29 | $221.29 | $221.29 – $221.29 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $221.29 | $221.29 | $221.29 – $221.29 |
| 8 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $221.29 | $221.29 | $221.29 – $221.29 |
| 9 | Medcost commercial fee schedule · both | $465.58 | $465.58 | $465.58 – $465.58 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $478.94 | $478.94 | $478.94 – $478.94 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $478.94 | $478.94 | $478.94 – $478.94 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $478.94 | $478.94 | $478.94 – $478.94 |
| 13 | Aetna preferred fee schedule · both | $610.05 | $610.05 | $610.05 – $610.05 |
| 14 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $648.43 | $648.43 | $648.43 – $648.43 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 17 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 18 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 19 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,225 | $1,225 | $1,225 – $1,225 |
| 20 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,248 | $1,248 | $1,248 – $1,248 |
| 21 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,742 | $1,742 | $1,742 – $1,742 |
| 22 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,798 | $1,798 | $1,798 – $1,798 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,833 | $1,833 | $1,833 – $1,833 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,270 | $2,270 | $2,270 – $2,270 |
| 25 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,385 | $2,385 | $2,385 – $2,385 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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