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HC ER FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION W/O IMAGE GUIDANCE
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $399 is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($463), higher than 33% of the 2,193 hospitals reporting CPT 10021. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 55 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 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $28.99 | $28.99 | $28.99 – $28.99 |
| 2 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $50.62 | $50.62 | $50.62 – $50.62 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $51.63 | $51.63 | $51.63 – $51.63 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $52.39 | $52.39 | $52.39 – $52.39 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $52.54 | $52.54 | $52.54 – $52.54 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $52.88 | $52.88 | $52.88 – $52.88 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $52.88 | $52.88 | $52.88 – $52.88 |
| 8 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $52.88 | $52.88 | $52.88 – $52.88 |
| 9 | Molina managed medicaid case rate · outpatient | $75.38 | $75.38 | $75.38 – $75.38 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $181.63 | $181.63 | $181.63 – $181.63 |
| 11 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $185.05 | $185.05 | $185.05 – $185.05 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $189.50 | $189.50 | $189.50 – $189.50 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $204.90 | $204.90 | $204.90 – $204.90 |
| 14 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $214.06 | $214.06 | $214.06 – $214.06 |
| 15 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $220.69 | $220.69 | $220.69 – $220.69 |
| 16 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $241.93 | $241.93 | $241.93 – $241.93 |
| 17 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $252.34 | $252.34 | $252.34 – $252.34 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $268.99 | $268.99 | $268.99 – $268.99 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $270.20 | $270.20 | $196.62 – $343.78 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $271.74 | $271.74 | $271.74 – $271.74 |
| 21 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $284.82 | $284.82 | $284.82 – $284.82 |
| 22 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $300.64 | $300.64 | $300.64 – $300.64 |
| 23 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $302.31 | $302.31 | $302.31 – $302.31 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $334.79 | $334.79 | $334.79 – $334.79 |
| 25 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $338.95 | $338.95 | $338.95 – $338.95 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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