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 WOUND THRPY NEGATIVE PRESSURE >50 SQ CM
Charlotte, NC
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $207 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($404), higher than 22% of the 2,336 hospitals reporting CPT 97606. 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, 48 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 | $25.01 | $25.01 | $25.01 – $25.01 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.51 | $25.51 | $25.51 – $25.51 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $25.89 | $25.89 | $25.89 – $25.89 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $25.96 | $25.96 | $25.96 – $25.96 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $41.51 | $41.25 | $40.74 – $41.51 |
| 6 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.29 | $42.03 | $41.50 – $42.29 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61.18 | $60.80 | $60.04 – $61.18 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $66.95 | $66.95 | $66.95 – $66.95 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $69.27 | $69.27 | $69.27 – $69.27 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $75.86 | $89.45 | $75.86 – $116.63 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $91.14 | $91.14 | $91.14 – $91.14 |
| 12 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial fee schedule · both | $95.83 | $95.83 | $95.83 – $95.83 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $100.97 | $106.85 | $100.97 – $118.60 |
| 14 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.37 | $107.70 | $106.36 – $108.37 |
| 15 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $118.80 | $118.06 | $116.59 – $118.80 |
| 16 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $123.91 | $123.14 | $121.61 – $123.91 |
| 17 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $139.86 | $138.99 | $137.26 – $139.86 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $132.87 | $140.59 | $132.87 – $156.04 |
| 19 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $147.63 | $146.72 | $144.89 – $147.63 |
| 20 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $148.45 | $147.53 | $145.69 – $148.45 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $164.40 | $163.38 | $161.34 – $164.40 |
| 22 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $166.44 | $165.41 | $163.35 – $166.44 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $177.08 | $175.98 | $173.78 – $177.08 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial nb percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $177.08 | $175.98 | $173.78 – $177.08 |
| 25 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $183.62 | $182.48 | $180.21 – $183.62 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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