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HC MRI LOWER EXTREM JT W/O CONTRAST
Charlotte, NC
See all hospitals reporting CPT 73721 →Price type
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $453 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($638), higher than 37% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 73721. 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, 53 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 | $127.94 | $125.25 | $59.93 – $187.88 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $130.50 | $127.76 | $61.13 – $191.64 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $132.42 | $129.64 | $62.03 – $194.46 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $132.78 | $129.99 | $62.20 – $194.99 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $234.50 | $234.50 | $234.50 – $234.50 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $237.95 | $237.95 | $237.95 – $237.95 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 9 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $239.73 | $239.73 | $56.25 – $423.21 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $241.39 | $241.39 | $241.39 – $241.39 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $242.11 | $242.11 | $242.11 – $242.11 |
| 12 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $276.49 | $276.49 | $276.49 – $276.49 |
| 13 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $305.06 | $305.06 | $305.06 – $305.06 |
| 14 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $390.23 | $390.23 | $390.23 – $390.23 |
| 15 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $397.53 | $397.53 | $397.53 – $397.53 |
| 16 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $398.81 | $398.81 | $398.81 – $398.81 |
| 17 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $398.81 | $398.81 | $398.81 – $398.81 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $452.83 | $452.83 | $452.83 – $452.83 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $575.15 | $575.15 | $575.15 – $575.15 |
| 20 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $758.92 | $758.92 | $758.92 – $758.92 |
| 21 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $817.75 | $817.75 | $817.75 – $817.75 |
| 22 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · outpatient | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 – $906.00 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $998.83 | $998.83 | $998.83 – $998.83 |
| 24 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,019 | $1,019 | $1,019 – $1,019 |
| 25 | Aetna broad network case rate · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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