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FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.

General Acute Care Hospital·PINEHURST, NC·NPI: 1740208081Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $61.6M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

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

Total Paid

$61.6M

$61,582,679

Total Claims

2.3M

Beneficiaries

1.8M

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$27

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$11.3M
-1%
2019
$11.2M
-65%
2020
$4.0M
+102%
2021
$8.0M
+5%
2022
$8.4M
+2%
2023
$8.6M
+19%
2024
$10.2M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity)) accounts for 13% of total spending.

99284Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$7.9M

108K claims · 12.9%

Your Cost: $73.79/claim|Median: $69.51
1.1× median
99283Normal range

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$6.0M

108K claims · 9.7%

Your Cost: $54.97/claim|Median: $42.48
1.3× median
74177Top 5%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$4.0M

6,829 claims · 6.5%

Your Cost: $589.91/claim|Median: $65.76
9.0× median
U0003Top 25%

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$3.4M

39K claims · 5.5%

Your Cost: $85.76/claim|Median: $63.08
1.4× median
99285Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$2.5M

28K claims · 4.1%

Your Cost: $91.11/claim|Median: $85.65
1.1× median
0241UTop 10%

Proprietary lab analysis, genomic sequencing

$2.1M

14K claims · 3.4%

Your Cost: $151.70/claim|Median: $91.47
1.7× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$2.1M

35K claims · 3.4%

Your Cost: $59.97/claim|Median: $38.92
1.5× median
70450Top 10%

CT head/brain without contrast

$1.7M

9,182 claims · 2.8%

Your Cost: $189.56/claim|Median: $45.53
4.2× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$1.6M

47K claims · 2.7%

Your Cost: $35.16/claim|Median: $21.76
1.6× median
96375Top 25%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$1.6M

31K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $50.98/claim|Median: $14.92
3.4× median
71046Top 10%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$1.3M

27K claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $48.77/claim|Median: $8.92
5.5× median
0240UTop 5%

$1.1M

6,831 claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $163.02/claim|Median: $89.76
1.8× median
74176Top 10%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$978K

2,792 claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $350.40/claim|Median: $60.19
5.8× median
96372Top 5%

Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous/intramuscular

$878K

23K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $38.47/claim|Median: $9.56
4.0× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$842K

95K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $8.83/claim|Median: $7.24
1.2× median
11042Normal range

Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm

$820K

16K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $52.61/claim|Median: $36.13
1.5× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$805K

118K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $6.81/claim|Median: $4.71
1.4× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$710K

50K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $14.15/claim|Median: $7.50
1.9× median
87635Top 5%

COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 amplified probe detection

$603K

9,354 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $64.49/claim|Median: $39.70
1.6× median
87491Normal range

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$561K

21K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $26.78/claim|Median: $24.95
1.1× median
87591Normal range

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$548K

21K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $26.18/claim|Median: $23.39
1.1× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$529K

9,327 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $56.75/claim|Median: $99.39
0.6× median
Q9967Top 25%

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

$488K

17K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $28.74/claim|Median: $3.42
8.4× median
11045Top 25%

$485K

3,174 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $152.86/claim|Median: $27.04
5.7× median
71045Top 10%

Chest X-ray, single view

$481K

15K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $31.83/claim|Median: $4.93
6.5× median
76816Top 10%

Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, follow-up

$473K

4,232 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $111.81/claim|Median: $58.55
1.9× median
80307Top 25%

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$470K

9,249 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $50.85/claim|Median: $35.43
1.4× median
71275Top 10%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$449K

1,551 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $289.19/claim|Median: $92.96
3.1× median
76811Top 25%

Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, detailed, single fetus

$440K

2,418 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $182.10/claim|Median: $106.79
1.7× median
36415Normal range

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture

$421K

171K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $2.46/claim|Median: $1.57
1.6× median
72148Top 25%

MRI lumbar spine without contrast

$415K

1,784 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $232.77/claim|Median: $101.03
2.3× median
G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$401K

35K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $11.40/claim|Median: $26.41
0.4× median
96365Normal range

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

$395K

7,313 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $54.05/claim|Median: $54.77
1.0× median
J7030Top 25%

Normal saline solution infusion, 1000 cc

$357K

47K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $7.60/claim|Median: $1.53
5.0× median
U0005Top 5%

Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen

$353K

11K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $31.25/claim|Median: $15.76
2.0× median
J3490Normal range

Unclassified drugs

$317K

34K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $9.25/claim|Median: $5.70
1.6× median
81025Top 25%

Urine pregnancy test

$293K

39K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $7.52/claim|Median: $4.81
1.6× median
96360Normal range

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

$290K

4,913 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $58.98/claim|Median: $61.57
1.0× median
78452Top 25%

Myocardial perfusion imaging, SPECT, multiple studies

$256K

912 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $281.11/claim|Median: $106.14
2.6× median
87070Top 25%

Bacterial culture, any source except blood or urine

$253K

21K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $11.82/claim|Median: $5.89
2.0× median
80069Normal range

Renal function panel

$243K

39K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $6.27/claim|Median: $4.12
1.5× median
72100Top 1%

$234K

2,141 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $109.50/claim|Median: $15.14
7.2× median
72125Top 5%

CT cervical spine without contrast

$232K

864 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $268.72/claim|Median: $32.30
8.3× median
87804Top 25%

Influenza virus detection, rapid test

$225K

8,632 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $26.04/claim|Median: $12.59
2.1× median
93306Top 25%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$221K

1,531 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $144.59/claim|Median: $54.68
2.6× median
70551Top 25%

MRI brain without contrast

$216K

868 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $249.12/claim|Median: $85.39
2.9× median
80061Top 25%

Lipid panel

$212K

15K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $13.77/claim|Median: $8.41
1.6× median
87389Top 25%

HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies

$211K

8,625 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $24.42/claim|Median: $18.03
1.4× median
99282Normal range

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$207K

7,096 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $29.16/claim|Median: $37.72
0.8× median
81001Top 25%

Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy

$197K

57K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $3.44/claim|Median: $2.03
1.7× median

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