RC 278
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INSERT TIBIAL KNEE TRIATHLON 3 9MM X3 CONDYLAR STABILIZE BEARING STERILE LATEX FREE - 5531-G-309-E
Albermarle, NC
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $216 is 83% below the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 7% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 44 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 | $60.55 | $121.18 | $0.50 – $18,164 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61.15 | $122.38 | $0.50 – $18,344 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $87.80 | $175.72 | $0.72 – $26,339 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $94.50 | $189.13 | $0.78 – $28,349 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $115.85 | $231.86 | $0.95 – $34,754 |
| 6 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $132.50 | $265.18 | $1.09 – $39,749 |
| 7 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $151.50 | $303.21 | $1.25 – $45,448 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.45 | $305.11 | $1.26 – $45,733 |
| 9 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.95 | $306.11 | $1.26 – $45,883 |
| 10 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $168.65 | $337.53 | $1.39 – $50,593 |
| 11 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $186.00 | $372.25 | $1.53 – $55,798 |
| 12 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $186.00 | $372.25 | $1.53 – $55,798 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $201.00 | $402.27 | $1.66 – $60,298 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $216.50 | $433.30 | $1.78 – $64,948 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $216.50 | $433.30 | $1.78 – $64,948 |
| 16 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $232.50 | $465.32 | $1.92 – $69,748 |
| 17 | Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $262.00 | $524.36 | $2.16 – $78,597 |
| 18 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $262.50 | $525.36 | $2.16 – $78,747 |
| 19 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $268.00 | $536.37 | $2.21 – $80,397 |
| 20 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $268.00 | $536.37 | $2.21 – $80,397 |
| 21 | Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $295.50 | $591.40 | $2.43 – $88,647 |
| 22 | Magellan behavioral health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $300.00 | $600.41 | $2.47 – $89,997 |
| 23 | Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $318.50 | $637.44 | $2.62 – $95,547 |
| 24 | Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $318.50 | $637.44 | $2.62 – $95,547 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial sar percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $337.50 | $675.46 | $2.78 – $101,247 |
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
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