Observation care, per hour at Carolinas Medical Center

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HC OBS CARVE-OUT INFUSION THERAPY

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $2 is 98% below the median hospital's median price ($104), higher than 3% of the 2,043 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0378. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS G0378 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 39 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 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.69	$0.69	$0.69 – $0.69
2	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.70	$0.70	$0.70 – $0.70
3	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.83	$0.83	$0.83 – $0.83
4	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.92	$0.92	$0.92 – $0.92
5	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$0.95	$0.95	$0.95 – $0.95
6	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.03	$1.03	$1.03 – $1.03
7	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.08	$1.08	$1.08 – $1.08
8	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.14	$1.14	$1.14 – $1.14
9	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.14	$1.14	$1.14 – $1.14
10	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.27	$1.27	$1.27 – $1.27
11	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.28	$1.28	$1.28 – $1.28
12	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.32	$1.32	$1.32 – $1.32
13	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.36	$1.36	$1.36 – $1.36
14	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.36	$1.36	$1.36 – $1.36
15	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.41	$1.41	$1.41 – $1.41
16	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.43	$1.43	$1.43 – $1.43
17	Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.44	$1.44	$1.44 – $1.44
18	Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.54	$1.54	$1.54 – $1.54
19	Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.54	$1.54	$1.54 – $1.54
20	Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.59	$1.59	$1.59 – $1.59
21	Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.63	$1.63	$1.63 – $1.63
22	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.74	$1.74	$1.74 – $1.74
23	Medcost ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.83	$1.83	$1.83 – $1.83
24	Medcost ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.83	$1.83	$1.83 – $1.83
25	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.92	$1.92	$1.92 – $1.92

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