Image-guided catheter placement for fluid drainage at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC IMAGE-GUIDED CATHETER FLUID COLLECTION DRAINAGE

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.3k is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($949), higher than 65% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 10030. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 10030 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 49 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	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$123.65	$123.65	$123.65 – $123.65
2	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$126.12	$126.12	$126.12 – $126.12
3	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$127.33	$127.33	$127.33 – $127.33
4	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$127.33	$127.33	$127.33 – $127.33
5	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$127.33	$127.33	$127.33 – $127.33
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$127.98	$127.98	$127.98 – $127.98
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both	$128.33	$128.33	$128.33 – $128.33
8	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$552.37	$552.37	$552.37 – $552.37
9	Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$588.27	$588.27	$588.27 – $588.27
10	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$670.41	$670.41	$670.41 – $670.41
11	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$682.57	$682.57	$682.57 – $682.57
12	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$683.01	$683.01	$683.01 – $683.01
13	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$692.61	$692.61	$692.61 – $692.61
14	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$702.64	$702.64	$702.64 – $702.64
15	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$704.72	$704.72	$704.72 – $704.72
16	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$725.74	$725.74	$725.74 – $725.74
17	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$814.57	$814.57	$814.57 – $814.57
18	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$892.95	$892.95	$892.95 – $892.95
19	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$931.38	$931.38	$931.38 – $931.38
20	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$954.74	$954.74	$954.74 – $954.74
21	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,003	$1,003	$1,003 – $1,003
22	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,051	$1,051	$1,051 – $1,051
23	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,110	$1,110	$1,110 – $1,110
24	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,116	$1,116	$1,116 – $1,116
25	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,236	$1,236	$1,236 – $1,236

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