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HC MRI BRAIN W & W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $1.4k is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 66% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. 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, 51 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 | $193.54 | $196.65 | $101.43 – $294.97 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $197.41 | $200.58 | $103.46 – $300.87 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $200.31 | $203.53 | $104.98 – $305.29 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $200.87 | $204.09 | $105.27 – $306.13 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $346.46 | $346.46 | $346.46 – $346.46 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $351.55 | $351.55 | $351.55 – $351.55 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $356.65 | $356.65 | $356.65 – $356.65 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $357.70 | $357.70 | $357.70 – $357.70 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $379.73 | $379.73 | $98.62 – $660.83 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $379.73 | $379.73 | $98.62 – $660.83 |
| 11 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $379.73 | $379.73 | $98.62 – $660.83 |
| 12 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 13 | Aetna broad network case rate · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,127 | $1,127 | $1,127 – $1,127 |
| 15 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,160 | $1,160 | $1,160 – $1,160 |
| 16 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,182 | $1,182 | $1,182 – $1,182 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,324 | $1,324 | $1,324 – $1,324 |
| 18 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,391 | $1,391 | $1,391 – $1,391 |
| 19 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,409 | $1,409 | $1,409 – $1,409 |
| 20 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care case rate · outpatient | $1,446 | $1,446 | $1,446 – $1,446 |
| 21 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,545 | $1,545 | $1,545 – $1,545 |
| 22 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,611 | $1,611 | $1,611 – $1,611 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,735 | $1,735 | $1,735 – $1,735 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,742 | $1,742 | $1,742 – $1,742 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,819 | $1,819 | $1,819 – $1,819 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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