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Original text from hospital filings
HC CT ANGIO BRAIN W/ CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $957 is 84% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 66% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. 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, 58 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 | $164.79 | $161.32 | $77.20 – $241.98 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $168.09 | $164.55 | $78.74 – $246.82 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $170.56 | $166.97 | $79.90 – $250.45 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $171.03 | $167.43 | $80.12 – $251.14 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $172.70 | $172.70 | $172.70 – $172.70 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $175.24 | $175.24 | $175.24 – $175.24 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $177.78 | $177.78 | $177.78 – $177.78 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $178.31 | $178.31 | $178.31 – $178.31 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $288.79 | $288.79 | $73.65 – $503.92 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $288.79 | $288.79 | $73.65 – $503.92 |
| 11 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $288.79 | $288.79 | $73.65 – $503.92 |
| 12 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $331.12 | $331.12 | $331.12 – $331.12 |
| 13 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $365.32 | $365.32 | $365.32 – $365.32 |
| 14 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $482.44 | $482.44 | $482.44 – $482.44 |
| 15 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $482.44 | $482.44 | $482.44 – $482.44 |
| 16 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $628.25 | $628.25 | $628.25 – $628.25 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $740.10 | $740.10 | $740.10 – $740.10 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $874.66 | $874.66 | $874.66 – $874.66 |
| 19 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 20 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $913.50 | $913.50 | $913.50 – $913.50 |
| 21 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $930.67 | $930.67 | $930.67 – $930.67 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $944.41 | $944.41 | $944.41 – $944.41 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $955.80 | $955.80 | $955.80 – $955.80 |
| 24 | Aetna broad network case rate · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
| 25 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care case rate · outpatient | $1,023 | $1,023 | $1,023 – $1,023 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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