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HC ER DEBRIDEMENT SELECTIVE <=20SQCM
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $268 is 17% above the median hospital's median price ($229), higher than 61% of the 2,525 hospitals reporting CPT 97597. 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, 62 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $26.03 | $26.03 | $26.03 – $26.03 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $26.03 | $26.03 | $26.03 – $26.03 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $26.03 | $26.03 | $26.03 – $26.03 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $32.87 | $32.87 | $32.87 – $32.87 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $33.53 | $33.53 | $33.53 – $33.53 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $34.02 | $34.02 | $34.02 – $34.02 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $34.11 | $34.11 | $34.11 – $34.11 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $40.08 | $40.08 | $40.08 – $40.08 |
| 9 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $52.77 | $52.77 | $52.77 – $52.77 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 – $54.99 |
| 11 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $61.45 | $61.45 | $61.45 – $61.45 |
| 12 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $61.45 | $61.45 | $61.45 – $61.45 |
| 13 | Molina managed medicaid case rate · outpatient | $75.38 | $75.38 | $75.38 – $75.38 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $87.32 | $87.32 | $87.32 – $87.32 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $92.27 | $92.27 | $92.27 – $92.27 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $114.90 | $114.90 | $114.90 – $114.90 |
| 17 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128.80 | $128.80 | $127.60 – $130.00 |
| 18 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $131.22 | $131.22 | $130.00 – $132.44 |
| 19 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $156.50 | $156.50 | $155.04 – $157.95 |
| 20 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $171.56 | $171.56 | $169.96 – $173.15 |
| 21 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $178.94 | $178.94 | $177.27 – $180.60 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $192.52 | $192.52 | $192.52 – $192.52 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $192.70 | $192.70 | $190.90 – $194.49 |
| 24 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $192.76 | $192.76 | $192.76 – $192.76 |
| 25 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $193.74 | $193.74 | $193.74 – $193.74 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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