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HC MRI SPINAL CANAL LUMBAR W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $922 is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 62% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. 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, 57 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 | $111.56 | $118.07 | $65.55 – $177.11 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $113.79 | $120.43 | $66.86 – $180.65 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $115.46 | $122.20 | $67.84 – $183.31 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $115.78 | $122.54 | $68.03 – $183.81 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $234.50 | $234.50 | $234.50 – $234.50 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $236.57 | $236.57 | $61.82 – $411.31 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $236.57 | $236.57 | $61.82 – $411.31 |
| 8 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $236.57 | $236.57 | $61.82 – $411.31 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $237.95 | $237.95 | $237.95 – $237.95 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $241.39 | $241.39 | $241.39 – $241.39 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $242.11 | $242.11 | $242.11 – $242.11 |
| 12 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $245.05 | $245.05 | $245.05 – $245.05 |
| 13 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $270.37 | $270.37 | $270.37 – $270.37 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $290.33 | $290.33 | $290.33 – $290.33 |
| 15 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $354.20 | $354.20 | $354.20 – $354.20 |
| 16 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $354.20 | $354.20 | $354.20 – $354.20 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $410.41 | $410.41 | $410.41 – $410.41 |
| 18 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $699.15 | $699.15 | $699.15 – $699.15 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $853.54 | $853.54 | $853.54 – $853.54 |
| 20 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878.10 | $878.10 | $878.10 – $878.10 |
| 21 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $894.61 | $894.61 | $894.61 – $894.61 |
| 22 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,002 | $1,002 | $1,002 – $1,002 |
| 24 | Aetna broad network case rate · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
| 25 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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