Fine needle biopsy of additional lesions at The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

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HC ER FNA BX W/OUT GDN EA ADDL

Charlotte, NC

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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $375 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($461), higher than 44% of the 1,449 hospitals reporting CPT 10004. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 10004 at The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

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	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$37.35	$37.35	$37.35 – $37.35
2	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$37.35	$37.35	$37.35 – $37.35
3	WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$37.35	$37.35	$37.35 – $37.35
4	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$39.76	$39.76	$39.76 – $39.76
5	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$40.56	$40.56	$40.56 – $40.56
6	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$41.15	$41.15	$41.15 – $41.15
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both	$41.26	$41.26	$41.26 – $41.26
8	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$49.72	$49.72	$49.72 – $49.72
9	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$50.45	$50.45	$50.45 – $50.45
10	Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$51.18	$51.18	$51.18 – $51.18
11	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$51.33	$51.33	$51.33 – $51.33
12	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85.36	$85.36	$85.36 – $85.36
13	WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$86.94	$86.94	$86.94 – $86.94
14	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$125.84	$125.84	$125.84 – $125.84
15	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$220.69	$220.69	$220.69 – $220.69
16	Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$245.18	$245.18	$245.18 – $245.18
17	Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$245.93	$245.93	$167.23 – $324.63
18	Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$252.34	$252.34	$252.34 – $252.34
19	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$268.99	$268.99	$268.99 – $268.99
20	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$286.48	$286.48	$286.48 – $286.48
21	Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$298.98	$298.98	$298.98 – $298.98
22	Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$302.31	$302.31	$302.31 – $302.31
23	Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$323.59	$323.59	$220.03 – $427.14
24	UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$334.79	$334.79	$334.79 – $334.79
25	Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$338.95	$338.95	$338.95 – $338.95

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