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THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

General Acute Care Hospital·CHARLOTTE, NC·NPI: 1346297892Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $42.8M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$42.8M

$42,816,506

Total Claims

611K

Beneficiaries

521K

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$70

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$3.6M
+8%
2019
$3.9M
-49%
2020
$2.0M
+126%
2021
$4.5M
+66%
2022
$7.5M
+33%
2023
$10.0M
+13%
2024
$11.3M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity)) accounts for 37% of total spending.

99283Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$15.7M

76K claims · 36.7%

Your Cost: $205.98/claim|Median: $42.48
4.8× median
99284Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$13.1M

67K claims · 30.7%

Your Cost: $195.67/claim|Median: $69.51
2.8× median
99285Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$4.2M

22K claims · 9.9%

Your Cost: $195.51/claim|Median: $85.65
2.3× median
87636Top 5%

Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid

$3.4M

20K claims · 7.8%

Your Cost: $165.38/claim|Median: $97.61
1.7× median
41899Top 25%

Unlisted procedure, dentoalveolar structures

$1.2M

719 claims · 2.7%

Your Cost: $1,631.18/claim|Median: $763.43
2.1× median
93005Top 25%

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$636K

21K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $31.01/claim|Median: $7.50
4.1× median
71046Top 25%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$629K

21K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $29.34/claim|Median: $8.92
3.3× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$404K

39K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $10.31/claim|Median: $7.24
1.4× median
85025Top 25%

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$367K

45K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $8.12/claim|Median: $4.71
1.7× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$363K

24K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $15.42/claim|Median: $21.76
0.7× median
99282Normal range

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$306K

6,604 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $46.41/claim|Median: $37.72
1.2× median
U0003Top 25%

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$304K

3,862 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $78.74/claim|Median: $63.08
1.2× median
J3490Normal range

Unclassified drugs

$248K

64K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $3.85/claim|Median: $5.70
0.7× median
G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$211K

7,325 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $28.78/claim|Median: $26.41
1.1× median
74177Top 10%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$199K

514 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $387.46/claim|Median: $65.76
5.9× median
81025Top 25%

Urine pregnancy test

$197K

26K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $7.59/claim|Median: $4.81
1.6× median
G0330Top 25%

$79K

39 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $2,035.97/claim|Median: $1,205.70
1.7× median
87637Top 5%

Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, nucleic acid

$78K

412 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $188.65/claim|Median: $100.62
1.9× median
U0005Top 10%

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$75K

2,924 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $25.53/claim|Median: $15.76
1.6× median
96375Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$72K

14K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $5.19/claim|Median: $14.92
0.3× median
C9803Normal range

$69K

4,543 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $15.16/claim|Median: $13.20
1.1× median
84484Top 25%

Troponin, quantitative

$67K

7,656 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $8.82/claim|Median: $4.84
1.8× median
70450Top 25%

CT head/brain without contrast

$67K

429 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $156.53/claim|Median: $45.53
3.4× median
J8499Normal range

$66K

36K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $1.82/claim|Median: $1.99
0.9× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$62K

2,403 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $25.67/claim|Median: $24.95
1.0× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$61K

2,403 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $25.36/claim|Median: $23.39
1.1× median
80048Top 25%

Basic metabolic panel

$58K

6,292 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $9.14/claim|Median: $5.78
1.6× median
83690Top 25%

$54K

7,424 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $7.30/claim|Median: $3.35
2.2× median
81001Top 25%

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$51K

13K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $4.02/claim|Median: $2.03
2.0× median
0002ATop 10%

COVID-19 vaccine admin, Pfizer, 2nd dose

$45K

804 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $55.38/claim|Median: $36.70
1.5× median
0001ATop 10%

COVID-19 vaccine admin, Pfizer, 1st dose

$41K

745 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $55.48/claim|Median: $33.72
1.6× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$40K

223 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $178.10/claim|Median: $99.39
1.8× median
87430Top 25%

$34K

2,048 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $16.37/claim|Median: $9.41
1.7× median
J2405Top 25%

Injection, ondansetron HCl, per one milligram

$29K

8,928 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $3.28/claim|Median: $0.58
5.6× median
87070Top 25%

Bacterial culture, any source except blood or urine

$25K

1,820 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $13.49/claim|Median: $5.89
2.3× median
85027Top 25%

Complete blood count (CBC), automated

$22K

3,500 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.18/claim|Median: $3.72
1.7× median
87086Top 25%

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$18K

1,966 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $9.06/claim|Median: $5.31
1.7× median
11042Normal range

Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm

$17K

547 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $31.53/claim|Median: $36.13
0.9× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$17K

3,256 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.29/claim|Median: $38.92
0.1× median
71045Top 25%

Chest X-ray, single view

$17K

798 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $21.55/claim|Median: $4.93
4.4× median
81003Top 10%

Urinalysis, automated without microscopy

$17K

5,533 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $3.02/claim|Median: $1.48
2.0× median
81002Top 10%

Urinalysis, non-automated without microscopy

$16K

5,235 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $3.08/claim|Median: $2.00
1.5× median
81000Normal range

Urinalysis with microscopy, non-automated

$15K

5,204 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $2.97/claim|Median: $2.51
1.2× median
94640Normal range

Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment

$14K

890 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $16.19/claim|Median: $10.88
1.5× median
96372Normal range

Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous/intramuscular

$13K

2,410 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.53/claim|Median: $9.56
0.6× median
42820Normal range

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, under age 12

$13K

29 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $458.07/claim|Median: $331.68
1.4× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$13K

390 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $33.16/claim|Median: $35.43
0.9× median
74176Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$12K

28 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $439.54/claim|Median: $60.19
7.3× median
Q9967Normal range

Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg iodine/ml, per ml

$9K

2,625 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $3.30/claim|Median: $3.42
1.0× median
J1885Normal range

Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, fifteen milligrams

$8K

6,037 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $1.40/claim|Median: $0.91
1.5× median

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