Observation care, per hour at The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

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HC OBS CARVE-OUT THERAPIES

Albermarle, NC

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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’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 The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 40 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	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.38	$0.38	$0.38 – $0.38
2	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.39	$0.39	$0.39 – $0.39
3	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.55	$0.55	$0.55 – $0.55
4	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.83	$0.83	$0.83 – $0.83
5	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$0.95	$0.95	$0.95 – $0.95
6	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$0.96	$0.96	$0.96 – $0.96
7	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.06	$1.06	$1.06 – $1.06
8	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17 – $1.17
9	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17 – $1.17
10	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.27	$1.27	$1.27 – $1.27
11	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.36	$1.36	$1.36 – $1.36
12	Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.36	$1.36	$1.36 – $1.36
13	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.45	$1.45	$1.45 – $1.45
14	Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.46	$1.46	$1.46 – $1.46
15	Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.65	$1.65	$1.65 – $1.65
16	Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.65	$1.65	$1.65 – $1.65
17	Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.69	$1.69	$1.69 – $1.69
18	Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.69	$1.69	$1.69 – $1.69
19	Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.86	$1.86	$1.86 – $1.86
20	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.91	$1.91	$1.91 – $1.91
21	Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.01	$2.01	$2.01 – $2.01
22	Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.01	$2.01	$2.01 – $2.01
23	Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.07	$2.07	$2.07 – $2.07
24	Cigna commercial sar percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2.13	$2.13	$2.13 – $2.13
25	Cigna commercial sar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.13	$2.13	$2.13 – $2.13

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