Image-guided pleural catheter placement at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.4k is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 24% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32557 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 53 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	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$131.61	$131.61	$131.61 – $131.61
2	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$131.61	$131.61	$131.61 – $131.61
3	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$131.61	$131.61	$131.61 – $131.61
4	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$136.21	$136.21	$136.21 – $136.21
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$138.93	$138.93	$138.93 – $138.93
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$140.98	$140.98	$140.98 – $140.98
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both	$141.37	$141.37	$141.37 – $141.37
8	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$419.75	$419.75	$419.75 – $419.75
9	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$522.67	$522.67	$522.67 – $522.67
10	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$533.75	$533.75	$533.75 – $533.75
11	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$579.24	$579.24	$579.24 – $579.24
12	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$703.02	$703.02	$703.02 – $703.02
13	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$716.24	$716.24	$716.24 – $716.24
14	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$761.04	$761.04	$761.04 – $761.04
15	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$854.20	$854.20	$854.20 – $854.20
16	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$936.40	$936.40	$936.40 – $936.40
17	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$976.69	$976.69	$976.69 – $976.69
18	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,001	$1,001	$1,001 – $1,001
19	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,052	$1,052	$1,052 – $1,052
20	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,102	$1,102	$1,102 – $1,102
21	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,164	$1,164	$1,164 – $1,164
22	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,170	$1,170	$1,170 – $1,170
23	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,296	$1,296	$1,296 – $1,296
24	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both	$1,302	$1,302	$1,302 – $1,302
25	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,312	$1,312	$1,312 – $1,312

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