RC 480
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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HC INSERT/REPLACE ICDS W/SUBSTERNAL ELECTRODE
Albermarle, NC
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $5.2k is 383% above the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 89% of the 1,924 hospitals reporting RC 480. 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 | $1,254 | $2,592 | $7.18 – $18,379 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,267 | $2,617 | $7.25 – $18,562 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,819 | $3,758 | $10.40 – $26,651 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $466.55 | $5,579 | $36.18 – $31,104 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $473.41 | $5,661 | $36.71 – $31,561 |
| 6 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,745 | $5,671 | $15.70 – $40,219 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $480.27 | $5,743 | $37.24 – $32,018 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $481.69 | $5,760 | $37.35 – $32,113 |
| 9 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,138 | $6,484 | $17.95 – $45,986 |
| 10 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,168 | $6,546 | $18.12 – $46,427 |
| 11 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,493 | $7,218 | $19.99 – $51,192 |
| 12 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,853 | $7,961 | $22.04 – $56,459 |
| 13 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,853 | $7,961 | $22.04 – $56,459 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,056 | $8,380 | $23.20 – $59,433 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,164 | $8,603 | $23.82 – $61,012 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,460 | $9,215 | $25.51 – $65,352 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,485 | $9,266 | $25.66 – $65,717 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,485 | $9,266 | $25.66 – $65,717 |
| 19 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,816 | $9,951 | $27.55 – $70,573 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,336 | $11,025 | $30.53 – $78,192 |
| 21 | Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,427 | $11,214 | $31.05 – $79,528 |
| 22 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,438 | $11,235 | $31.11 – $79,679 |
| 23 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,551 | $11,471 | $31.76 – $81,349 |
| 24 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,551 | $11,471 | $31.76 – $81,349 |
| 25 | Aetna broad network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,121 | $12,648 | $35.02 – $89,696 |
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
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