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49083 PARACENTESIS ABDOMINAL W/ IMAGING
Whiteville, NC
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Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc’s median price of $1.1k is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 45% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $405.70 | $395.72 | $378.77 – $405.70 |
| 2 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $405.70 | $395.72 | $378.77 – $405.70 |
| 3 | Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $466.56 | $455.09 | $435.59 – $466.56 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc blue essentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $790.33 | $770.89 | $737.86 – $790.33 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nc blue choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $819.39 | $799.24 | $765.00 – $819.39 |
| 6 | Bcbs Nc blue choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $819.39 | $799.24 | $765.00 – $819.39 |
| 7 | Bcbs Nc blue essentials percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $819.39 | $799.24 | $765.00 – $819.39 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $879.56 | $879.56 | $879.56 – $879.56 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $879.56 | $879.56 | $879.56 – $879.56 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $879.56 | $879.56 | $879.56 – $879.56 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $905.95 | $905.95 | $905.95 – $905.95 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $910.35 | $910.35 | $910.35 – $910.35 |
| 13 | Devoted medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $914.75 | $914.75 | $914.75 – $914.75 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $923.54 | $923.54 | $923.54 – $923.54 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $971.28 | $947.39 | $906.81 – $971.28 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc blue value percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,029 | $1,004 | $960.92 – $1,029 |
| 17 | Ambetter commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,057 | $1,031 | $987.21 – $1,057 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc blue select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,101 | $1,074 | $1,028 – $1,101 |
| 19 | Bcbs Nc hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,101 | $1,074 | $1,028 – $1,101 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc blue select percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,167 | $1,138 | $1,089 – $1,167 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,167 | $1,138 | $1,089 – $1,167 |
| 22 | Oscar commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,181 | $1,152 | $1,103 – $1,181 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,201 | $1,171 | $1,121 – $1,201 |
| 24 | Ambetter commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,230 | $1,200 | $1,148 – $1,230 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,235 | $1,205 | $1,153 – $1,235 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2025
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