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HC CT CHEST W/ CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $906 is 99% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 68% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 71260. 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, 52 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 | $102.87 | $102.90 | $51.48 – $154.35 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $104.93 | $104.96 | $52.51 – $157.44 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $106.47 | $106.50 | $53.28 – $159.75 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $106.76 | $106.79 | $53.43 – $160.19 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $159.41 | $159.41 | $51.84 – $266.97 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $172.70 | $172.70 | $172.70 – $172.70 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $175.24 | $175.24 | $175.24 – $175.24 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $177.78 | $177.78 | $177.78 – $177.78 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $178.31 | $178.31 | $178.31 – $178.31 |
| 12 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $395.52 | $395.52 | $395.52 – $395.52 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $431.20 | $431.20 | $431.20 – $431.20 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $568.61 | $568.61 | $568.61 – $568.61 |
| 15 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $701.83 | $701.83 | $701.83 – $701.83 |
| 16 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $715.03 | $715.03 | $715.03 – $715.03 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $734.34 | $734.34 | $734.34 – $734.34 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $761.38 | $761.38 | $238.49 – $1,284 |
| 19 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $852.76 | $852.76 | $852.76 – $852.76 |
| 20 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 21 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $934.81 | $934.81 | $934.81 – $934.81 |
| 22 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $966.03 | $966.03 | $966.03 – $966.03 |
| 23 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $975.04 | $975.04 | $975.04 – $975.04 |
| 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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