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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 $11.2k is 19% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 69% 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 | Ambetter cobranded commercial case rate · inpatient | $7,410 | $7,410 | $7,410 – $7,410 |
| 2 | Aetna whole health hmo case rate · inpatient | $8,735 | $8,735 | $8,735 – $8,735 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial case rate · inpatient | $8,944 | $8,944 | $8,944 – $8,944 |
| 4 | Ambetter individual commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,332 | $9,332 | $9,332 – $9,332 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial case rate · inpatient | $9,718 | $9,718 | $9,718 – $9,718 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $9,801 | $9,801 | $9,801 – $9,801 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $9,945 | $9,945 | $9,945 – $9,945 |
| 8 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $10,090 | $10,090 | $10,090 – $10,090 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · inpatient | $10,119 | $10,119 | $10,119 – $10,119 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $10,722 | $10,722 | $10,722 – $10,722 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $11,165 | $11,165 | $11,165 – $11,165 |
| 12 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus commercial case rate · inpatient | $11,269 | $11,269 | $11,269 – $11,269 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid case rate · inpatient | $11,375 | $11,375 | $11,375 – $11,375 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care case rate · inpatient | $11,768 | $11,768 | $11,768 – $11,768 |
| 15 | Cigna hmo-ppo managed care case rate · inpatient | $12,228 | $12,228 | $12,228 – $12,228 |
| 16 | Aetna broad network case rate · inpatient | $12,686 | $12,686 | $12,686 – $12,686 |
Last updated: Dec 5, 2025
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