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Original text from hospital filings
HC BIOPSY LUNG/MEDIASTINUM W IMAGING
Charlotte, NC
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority’s median price of $2.2k is 7% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 56% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $119.51 | $119.51 | $119.51 – $119.51 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $119.51 | $119.51 | $119.51 – $119.51 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $119.51 | $119.51 | $119.51 – $119.51 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $138.97 | $138.97 | $138.97 – $138.97 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $141.75 | $141.75 | $141.75 – $141.75 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $143.83 | $143.83 | $143.83 – $143.83 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $144.23 | $144.23 | $144.23 – $144.23 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $509.59 | $509.59 | $509.59 – $509.59 |
| 9 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $519.04 | $519.04 | $519.04 – $519.04 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $751.21 | $751.21 | $751.21 – $751.21 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $786.01 | $786.01 | $786.01 – $786.01 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $998.30 | $998.30 | $998.30 – $998.30 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,314 | $1,314 | $1,314 – $1,314 |
| 14 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,317 | $1,317 | $1,317 – $1,317 |
| 15 | Ambetter cobranded commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,464 | $1,464 | $1,464 – $1,464 |
| 16 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,506 | $1,506 | $1,506 – $1,506 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,572 | $1,572 | $1,572 – $1,572 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,595 | $1,595 | $1,595 – $1,595 |
| 19 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,618 | $1,618 | $1,618 – $1,618 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,623 – $1,623 |
| 21 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,710 | $1,710 | $1,710 – $1,710 |
| 22 | Aetna whole health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,785 | $1,785 | $1,785 – $1,785 |
| 23 | Ambetter individual commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,805 | $1,805 | $1,805 – $1,805 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,999 | $1,999 | $1,999 – $1,999 |
| 25 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,023 | $2,023 | $2,023 – $2,023 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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