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HC CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $476 is 50% above the median hospital's median price ($317), higher than 60% of the 2,638 hospitals reporting CPT 70450. 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, 50 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 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $61.32 | $65.97 | $37.64 – $98.96 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $62.55 | $67.29 | $38.39 – $100.94 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $63.47 | $68.28 | $38.96 – $102.42 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $63.64 | $68.47 | $39.06 – $102.71 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial other · outpatient | $101.14 | $101.14 | $101.14 – $101.14 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $103.16 | $103.16 | $103.16 – $103.16 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 9 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $103.19 | $103.19 | $35.77 – $170.61 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $104.68 | $104.68 | $104.68 – $104.68 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $106.20 | $106.20 | $106.20 – $106.20 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $106.51 | $106.51 | $106.51 – $106.51 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $257.59 | $257.59 | $257.59 – $257.59 |
| 14 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $262.41 | $262.41 | $262.41 – $262.41 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $379.65 | $379.65 | $379.65 – $379.65 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $450.21 | $450.21 | $450.21 – $450.21 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $500.96 | $500.96 | $500.96 – $500.96 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $659.32 | $659.32 | $659.32 – $659.32 |
| 19 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $672.52 | $672.52 | $672.52 – $672.52 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $706.13 | $706.13 | $706.13 – $706.13 |
| 21 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $737.23 | $737.23 | $737.23 – $737.23 |
| 22 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $768.95 | $768.95 | $768.95 – $768.95 |
| 23 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $867.93 | $867.93 | $867.93 – $867.93 |
| 24 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $916.15 | $916.15 | $916.15 – $916.15 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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