Drainage of blood or fluid collection at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC ER I&D HEMATOMA/SEROMA/FLUID

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.6k is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 37% of the 2,496 hospitals reporting CPT 10140. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 10140 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 57 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 case rate · outpatient	$75.38	$75.38	$75.38 – $75.38
2	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$87.19	$87.19	$87.19 – $87.19
3	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$87.19	$87.19	$87.19 – $87.19
4	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$87.19	$87.19	$87.19 – $87.19
5	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$109.84	$109.84	$109.84 – $109.84
6	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$112.04	$112.04	$112.04 – $112.04
7	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$113.68	$113.68	$113.68 – $113.68
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both	$114.00	$114.00	$114.00 – $114.00
9	Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both	$258.66	$258.66	$258.66 – $258.66
10	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$273.33	$273.33	$273.33 – $273.33
11	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$313.05	$313.05	$313.05 – $313.05
12	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$340.34	$340.34	$340.34 – $340.34
13	Aetna broad network fee schedule · both	$358.50	$358.50	$358.50 – $358.50
14	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$727.31	$727.31	$727.31 – $727.31
15	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$740.98	$740.98	$740.98 – $740.98
16	Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$879.37	$879.37	$879.37 – $879.37
17	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$883.71	$883.71	$883.71 – $883.71
18	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$968.74	$968.74	$968.74 – $968.74
19	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,010	$1,010	$1,010 – $1,010
20	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,077	$1,077	$1,077 – $1,077
21	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,082	$1,082	$787.33 – $1,377
22	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,088	$1,088	$1,088 – $1,088
23	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,140	$1,140	$1,140 – $1,140
24	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,204	$1,204	$1,204 – $1,204
25	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,211	$1,211	$1,211 – $1,211

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