Heparin sodium injection, 5000 units per mL at Carolinas Medical Center

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HEPARIN (PORCINE) 1,000 UNIT/ML INJECTION SOLUTION

Charlotte, NC

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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $16 is 94% above the median hospital's median price ($8), higher than 66% of the 2,314 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1644. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J1644 at Carolinas Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 45 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	Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$0.30	$0.30	$0.30 – $0.30
2	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both	$0.33	$0.33	$0.33 – $0.33
3	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both	$0.54	$0.54	$0.54 – $0.54
4	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both	$0.62	$0.62	$0.62 – $0.62
5	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$0.64	$0.64	$0.64 – $0.64
6	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65 – $0.65
7	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$5.27	$8.51	$4.49 – $27.89
8	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$5.37	$8.67	$4.58 – $28.42
9	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$6.40	$10.34	$5.46 – $33.89
10	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7.02	$11.33	$5.98 – $37.15
11	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$7.32	$11.82	$6.24 – $38.75
12	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7.38	$11.91	$6.29 – $39.07
13	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7.49	$12.09	$6.38 – $39.64
14	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7.49	$12.09	$6.38 – $39.64
15	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7.88	$12.73	$6.72 – $41.73
16	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$8.26	$13.34	$7.05 – $43.74
17	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$8.72	$14.08	$7.44 – $46.17
18	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$8.77	$14.16	$7.48 – $46.43
19	Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$9.66	$15.60	$8.24 – $51.16
20	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$9.71	$15.68	$8.28 – $51.42
21	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$9.83	$15.87	$8.38 – $52.06
22	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$10.46	$16.89	$8.92 – $55.38
23	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$10.46	$16.89	$8.92 – $55.38
24	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$10.85	$17.51	$9.25 – $57.43
25	UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$10.94	$17.67	$9.33 – $57.94

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