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THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

General Acute Care Hospital·CHARLOTTE, NC·NPI: 1417432840Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $20.1M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2019-01→2024-12(72 months)

Total Paid

$20.1M

$20,099,644

Total Claims

381K

Beneficiaries

307K

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$53

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2019
$2.5M
-22%
2020
$2.0M
+66%
2021
$3.3M
+23%
2022
$4.0M
+7%
2023
$4.3M
-5%
2024
$4.1M

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 23% of total spending.

99283Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$4.6M

31K claims · 23.1%

Your Cost: $150.93/claim|Median: $42.48
3.6× median
99284Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$3.8M

30K claims · 18.8%

Your Cost: $126.48/claim|Median: $69.51
1.8× median
J3490Top 10%

Unclassified drugs

$2.5M

30K claims · 12.7%

Your Cost: $84.44/claim|Median: $5.70
14.8× median
87636Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid

$969K

8,025 claims · 4.8%

Your Cost: $120.79/claim|Median: $97.61
1.2× median
80053Top 5%

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$925K

20K claims · 4.6%

Your Cost: $47.17/claim|Median: $7.24
6.5× median
99285Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$870K

12K claims · 4.3%

Your Cost: $73.67/claim|Median: $85.65
0.9× median
J8499Top 5%

$773K

13K claims · 3.8%

Your Cost: $58.56/claim|Median: $1.99
29.4× median
J2270Top 1%

Injection, morphine sulfate, up to ten milligrams

$574K

2,529 claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $226.77/claim|Median: $1.00
226.8× median
J2250Top 1%

Injection, midazolam HCl, per one milligram

$521K

1,637 claims · 2.6%

Your Cost: $318.18/claim|Median: $0.32
994.3× median
80048Top 5%

Basic metabolic panel

$502K

8,539 claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $58.84/claim|Median: $5.78
10.2× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$294K

3,476 claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $84.66/claim|Median: $38.92
2.2× median
Q9967Top 5%

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

$285K

2,746 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $103.82/claim|Median: $3.42
30.4× median
99282Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$282K

2,878 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $97.90/claim|Median: $37.72
2.6× median
J8597Top 1%

$180K

1,155 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $155.90/claim|Median: $0.54
288.7× median
U0003Top 25%

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$165K

2,075 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $79.72/claim|Median: $63.08
1.3× median
87070Top 1%

Bacterial culture, any source except blood or urine

$165K

1,158 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $142.14/claim|Median: $5.89
24.1× median
96360Top 25%

IV infusion, hydration, initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour

$129K

803 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $161.08/claim|Median: $61.57
2.6× median
71046Top 25%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$127K

6,690 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $18.92/claim|Median: $8.92
2.1× median
87086Top 5%

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$123K

4,714 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $26.20/claim|Median: $5.31
4.9× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$121K

11K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $11.24/claim|Median: $7.50
1.5× median
J8540Top 1%

$114K

1,074 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $105.71/claim|Median: $0.65
162.6× median
96365Normal range

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$110K

1,668 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $66.03/claim|Median: $54.77
1.2× median
95810Normal range

Polysomnography, sleep study, 6+ hours

$106K

232 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $454.96/claim|Median: $233.73
1.9× median
Q0162Top 1%

$100K

817 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $122.84/claim|Median: $0.48
255.9× median
J2765Top 1%

$95K

765 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $124.44/claim|Median: $0.45
276.5× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$94K

2,801 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $33.69/claim|Median: $99.39
0.3× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$91K

19K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $4.82/claim|Median: $4.71
1.0× median
81025Top 5%

Urine pregnancy test

$90K

7,737 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $11.65/claim|Median: $4.81
2.4× median
87081Top 5%

Culture screening for pathogenic organisms

$89K

1,108 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $80.40/claim|Median: $5.09
15.8× median
G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$83K

4,123 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $20.05/claim|Median: $26.41
0.8× median
81003Top 5%

Urinalysis, automated without microscopy

$69K

6,533 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $10.52/claim|Median: $1.48
7.1× median
82962Top 5%

Blood glucose test by monitoring device

$67K

3,142 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $21.37/claim|Median: $1.40
15.3× median
70450Normal range

CT head/brain without contrast

$62K

1,974 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $31.17/claim|Median: $45.53
0.7× median
85027Top 25%

Complete blood count (CBC), automated

$61K

9,406 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $6.49/claim|Median: $3.72
1.7× median
87486Top 1%

$60K

311 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $194.33/claim|Median: $19.16
10.1× median
87210Top 5%

$57K

1,594 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $35.50/claim|Median: $3.65
9.7× median
81001Top 10%

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$56K

6,478 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $8.71/claim|Median: $2.03
4.3× median
84702Top 5%

$54K

1,911 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $28.00/claim|Median: $8.25
3.4× median
11042Top 25%

Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm

$53K

340 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $154.45/claim|Median: $36.13
4.3× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$52K

10K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $5.01/claim|Median: $21.76
0.2× median
71045Top 25%

Chest X-ray, single view

$32K

3,029 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $10.67/claim|Median: $4.93
2.2× median
J1644Top 1%

$31K

83 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $377.56/claim|Median: $0.37
1020.4× median
73630Top 5%

X-ray, foot, complete, minimum 3 views

$30K

369 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $81.04/claim|Median: $12.06
6.7× median
J0690Top 1%

$29K

145 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $200.59/claim|Median: $0.94
213.4× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$28K

1,269 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $22.20/claim|Median: $35.43
0.6× median
74177Normal range

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$26K

2,558 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $10.23/claim|Median: $65.76
0.2× median
S0028Top 5%

$24K

212 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $115.35/claim|Median: $0.83
139.0× median
59025Normal range

Fetal non-stress test

$24K

1,919 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $12.47/claim|Median: $26.45
0.5× median
81002Top 5%

Urinalysis, non-automated without microscopy

$20K

1,312 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $15.34/claim|Median: $2.00
7.7× median
J3010Top 10%

$14K

1,914 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $7.56/claim|Median: $0.55
13.7× median

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