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THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

General Acute Care Hospital·CONCORD, NC·NPI: 1487866315Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $56.5M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

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

Total Paid

$56.5M

$56,481,031

Total Claims

751K

Beneficiaries

650K

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$75

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$5.1M
+11%
2019
$5.7M
-31%
2020
$3.9M
+87%
2021
$7.3M
+32%
2022
$9.6M
+21%
2023
$11.7M
+13%
2024
$13.2M

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 36% of total spending.

99283Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$20.3M

82K claims · 35.9%

Your Cost: $247.91/claim|Median: $42.48
5.8× median
99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$16.9M

71K claims · 29.9%

Your Cost: $239.03/claim|Median: $69.51
3.4× median
99285Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$7.6M

32K claims · 13.5%

Your Cost: $234.17/claim|Median: $85.65
2.7× median
87636Top 5%

Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid

$3.3M

21K claims · 5.8%

Your Cost: $160.00/claim|Median: $97.61
1.6× median
93005Top 25%

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$1.0M

27K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $38.97/claim|Median: $7.50
5.2× median
71046Top 10%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$782K

22K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $35.59/claim|Median: $8.92
4.0× median
G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$674K

28K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $24.45/claim|Median: $26.41
0.9× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$580K

30K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $19.08/claim|Median: $21.76
0.9× median
99282Normal range

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$509K

8,906 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $57.15/claim|Median: $37.72
1.5× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$508K

51K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $9.95/claim|Median: $7.24
1.4× median
85025Top 25%

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$491K

60K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $8.20/claim|Median: $4.71
1.7× median
74177Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$490K

974 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $503.53/claim|Median: $65.76
7.7× median
U0003Top 25%

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$287K

3,351 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $85.56/claim|Median: $63.08
1.4× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$245K

1,263 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $194.12/claim|Median: $99.39
2.0× median
64483Top 25%

$234K

1,069 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $219.06/claim|Median: $124.24
1.8× median
27096Normal range

$185K

1,556 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $118.62/claim|Median: $89.16
1.3× median
J3490Normal range

Unclassified drugs

$163K

69K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $2.34/claim|Median: $5.70
0.4× median
95714Top 25%

$162K

260 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $622.78/claim|Median: $263.97
2.4× median
95700Top 5%

$120K

245 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $488.50/claim|Median: $154.31
3.2× median
70450Top 10%

CT head/brain without contrast

$118K

625 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $188.86/claim|Median: $45.53
4.1× median
81025Top 25%

Urine pregnancy test

$114K

15K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $7.71/claim|Median: $4.81
1.6× median
59025Top 25%

Fetal non-stress test

$109K

1,397 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $77.83/claim|Median: $26.45
2.9× median
92507Normal range

Speech/hearing/language treatment

$106K

2,991 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $35.57/claim|Median: $49.45
0.7× median
80048Top 25%

Basic metabolic panel

$89K

9,556 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $9.28/claim|Median: $5.78
1.6× median
96375Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$84K

14K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.10/claim|Median: $14.92
0.4× median
84484Top 25%

Troponin, quantitative

$82K

8,910 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $9.21/claim|Median: $4.84
1.9× median
88305Top 25%

Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination

$80K

935 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $85.67/claim|Median: $35.80
2.4× median
83690Top 25%

$78K

10K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $7.52/claim|Median: $3.35
2.2× median
81003Top 25%

Urinalysis, automated without microscopy

$72K

30K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.40/claim|Median: $1.48
1.6× median
U0005Top 5%

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$72K

2,491 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $28.94/claim|Median: $15.76
1.8× median
C9803Normal range

$70K

3,952 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $17.62/claim|Median: $13.20
1.3× median
11042Normal range

Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm

$67K

1,694 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $39.65/claim|Median: $36.13
1.1× median
87086Top 25%

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$67K

6,832 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $9.74/claim|Median: $5.31
1.8× median
J8499Normal range

$52K

34K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $1.51/claim|Median: $1.99
0.8× median
71045Top 10%

Chest X-ray, single view

$48K

1,785 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $26.79/claim|Median: $4.93
5.4× median
80307Normal range

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$47K

1,589 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $29.55/claim|Median: $35.43
0.8× median
87430Top 25%

$46K

2,927 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $15.69/claim|Median: $9.41
1.7× median
0002ATop 10%

COVID-19 vaccine admin, Pfizer, 2nd dose

$46K

853 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $53.61/claim|Median: $36.70
1.5× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$45K

9,350 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $4.86/claim|Median: $38.92
0.1× median
0001ATop 10%

COVID-19 vaccine admin, Pfizer, 1st dose

$42K

803 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $52.77/claim|Median: $33.72
1.6× median
43239Normal range

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$34K

172 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $200.31/claim|Median: $151.68
1.3× median
J2405Top 25%

Injection, ondansetron HCl, per one milligram

$33K

8,238 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $3.95/claim|Median: $0.58
6.8× median
74176Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$31K

72 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $429.01/claim|Median: $60.19
7.1× median
81001Top 25%

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$30K

7,916 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $3.83/claim|Median: $2.03
1.9× median
95951Top 25%

$25K

49 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $501.01/claim|Median: $183.28
2.7× median
85027Top 25%

Complete blood count (CBC), automated

$22K

3,253 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $6.80/claim|Median: $3.72
1.8× median
J1885Normal range

Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, fifteen milligrams

$21K

12K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $1.76/claim|Median: $0.91
1.9× median
G0480Normal range

Drug test, definitive, 1-7 drug classes

$20K

972 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $21.06/claim|Median: $37.56
0.6× median
83735Top 25%

Magnesium blood level test

$17K

2,306 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $7.49/claim|Median: $2.77
2.7× median
87070Top 25%

Bacterial culture, any source except blood or urine

$16K

1,172 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $13.74/claim|Median: $5.89
2.3× median

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