Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
EGD OPTICAL ENDOMICROSCOPY
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $879 is 62% below the median hospital's median price ($2.3k), higher than 16% of the 1,531 hospitals reporting CPT 43252. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 9 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 | $153.21 | $153.21 | $153.21 – $153.21 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $156.27 | $156.27 | $156.27 – $156.27 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $158.57 | $158.57 | $158.57 – $158.57 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $159.01 | $159.01 | $159.01 – $159.01 |
| 5 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $879.37 | $879.37 | $879.37 – $879.37 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,840 | $1,840 | $1,840 – $1,840 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,867 | $1,867 | $1,867 – $1,867 |
| 8 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,894 | $1,894 | $1,894 – $1,894 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 – $1,900 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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