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CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Charlotte, NC
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $11.8k is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 73% of the 2,171 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 788. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 16 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 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $7,138 | $7,138 | $7,138 – $7,138 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $7,243 | $7,243 | $7,243 – $7,243 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $7,348 | $7,348 | $7,348 – $7,348 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $7,370 | $7,370 | $7,370 – $7,370 |
| 5 | Ambetter cobranded commercial case rate · inpatient | $7,410 | $7,410 | $7,410 – $7,410 |
| 6 | Aetna whole health hmo case rate · inpatient | $8,735 | $8,735 | $8,735 – $8,735 |
| 7 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,188 | $9,188 | $9,188 – $9,188 |
| 8 | Ambetter individual commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,332 | $9,332 | $9,332 – $9,332 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,684 | $9,684 | $9,684 – $9,684 |
| 10 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · inpatient | $11,269 | $11,269 | $11,269 – $11,269 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $11,606 | $11,606 | $11,606 – $11,606 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $12,085 | $12,085 | $12,085 – $12,085 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care case rate · inpatient | $12,089 | $12,089 | $12,089 – $12,089 |
| 14 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care case rate · inpatient | $12,228 | $12,228 | $12,228 – $12,228 |
| 15 | WellCare managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $12,312 | $12,312 | $12,312 – $12,312 |
| 16 | Aetna broad network case rate · inpatient | $12,686 | $12,686 | $12,686 – $12,686 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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