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LIDOCAINE 1% PRESERVATIVE-FREE SOL
Charleston, WV
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Charleston Area Medical Center’s median price of $5 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($8), higher than 44% of the 1,805 hospitals reporting HCPCS J2003. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 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 | Highmark medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.13 | $2.67 | $0.05 – $6.57 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health chip percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.14 | $2.69 | $0.05 – $6.62 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.19 | $2.75 | $0.05 – $6.76 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.38 | $2.99 | $0.05 – $7.36 |
| 5 | Caresource commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3.19 | $4.00 | $0.07 – $9.85 |
| 6 | Tricare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.09 | $6.41 | $0.11 – $15.76 |
| 7 | Highmark ppo aca percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.84 | $8.60 | $0.15 – $21.16 |
| 8 | Highmark ppo/pos percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.74 | $9.74 | $0.17 – $23.96 |
| 9 | Highmark traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.74 | $9.74 | $0.17 – $23.96 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.90 | $9.93 | $0.18 – $24.43 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.33 | $10.46 | $0.19 – $25.74 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.33 | $10.46 | $0.19 – $25.74 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.33 | $10.46 | $0.19 – $25.74 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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