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CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER LLC

General Acute Care Hospital·CARLSBAD, NM·NPI: 1790722346Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $26.5M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

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

Total Paid

$26.5M

$26,470,398

Total Claims

528K

Beneficiaries

470K

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$50

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$3.9M
-29%
2019
$2.7M
-18%
2020
$2.3M
+33%
2021
$3.0M
+36%
2022
$4.1M
+23%
2023
$5.0M
+8%
2024
$5.4M

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 17% of total spending.

99283Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$4.6M

29K claims · 17.4%

Your Cost: $157.78/claim|Median: $42.48
3.7× median
99284Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$4.0M

19K claims · 15.0%

Your Cost: $209.29/claim|Median: $69.51
3.0× median
99285Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$1.7M

5,983 claims · 6.4%

Your Cost: $284.85/claim|Median: $85.65
3.3× median
74177Top 10%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$1.4M

3,371 claims · 5.4%

Your Cost: $427.44/claim|Median: $65.76
6.5× median
70450Top 10%

CT head/brain without contrast

$912K

4,152 claims · 3.4%

Your Cost: $219.55/claim|Median: $45.53
4.8× median
87636Normal range

Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid

$859K

8,056 claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $106.60/claim|Median: $97.61
1.1× median
93005Top 10%

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$775K

12K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $64.41/claim|Median: $7.50
8.6× median
74176Top 10%

CT abdomen and pelvis without contrast

$662K

2,286 claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $289.65/claim|Median: $60.19
4.8× median
71045Top 5%

Chest X-ray, single view

$590K

9,950 claims · 2.2%

Your Cost: $59.30/claim|Median: $4.93
12.0× median
96365Top 25%

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

$545K

5,094 claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $107.08/claim|Median: $54.77
2.0× median
96375Top 10%

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$502K

8,760 claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $57.27/claim|Median: $14.92
3.8× median
G0378Top 25%

Hospital observation service, per hour

$500K

1,128 claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $443.40/claim|Median: $99.39
4.5× median
80307Top 25%

Drug test, presumptive, by chemistry analyzers

$465K

8,172 claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $56.87/claim|Median: $35.43
1.6× median
97110Top 25%

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$443K

7,371 claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $60.05/claim|Median: $24.49
2.5× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$377K

11K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $34.18/claim|Median: $21.76
1.6× median
94640Top 5%

Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment

$377K

2,588 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $145.56/claim|Median: $10.88
13.4× median
99282Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, low complexity

$356K

3,454 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $103.20/claim|Median: $37.72
2.7× median
93306Top 5%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$318K

919 claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $346.11/claim|Median: $54.68
6.3× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$305K

30K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $10.06/claim|Median: $7.24
1.4× median
99281Normal range

Emergency dept visit, minimal complexity

$300K

4,708 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $63.66/claim|Median: $52.03
1.2× median
71275Top 5%

CT angiography, chest, with contrast

$290K

605 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $478.75/claim|Median: $92.96
5.2× median
G0463Top 25%

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$281K

3,264 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $85.97/claim|Median: $26.41
3.3× median
87426Top 25%

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antigen detection, immunoassay

$277K

6,782 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $40.88/claim|Median: $30.04
1.4× median
96361Normal range

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$270K

6,677 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $40.43/claim|Median: $38.92
1.0× median
71046Top 5%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$234K

3,555 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $65.96/claim|Median: $8.92
7.4× median
85025Top 25%

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$229K

32K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $7.14/claim|Median: $4.71
1.5× median
96372Top 10%

Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous/intramuscular

$224K

7,177 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $31.28/claim|Median: $9.56
3.3× median
87804Top 5%

Influenza virus detection, rapid test

$187K

4,734 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $39.59/claim|Median: $12.59
3.1× median
C9803Normal range

$183K

9,382 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $19.48/claim|Median: $13.20
1.5× median
87491Top 25%

Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$164K

4,636 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $35.43/claim|Median: $24.95
1.4× median
87591Top 25%

Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$162K

4,621 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $35.05/claim|Median: $23.39
1.5× median
72125Top 10%

CT cervical spine without contrast

$160K

744 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $215.07/claim|Median: $32.30
6.7× median
43239Top 25%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$157K

480 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $327.23/claim|Median: $151.68
2.2× median
77067Top 5%

Screening mammography, bilateral, including CAD

$126K

649 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $193.95/claim|Median: $39.33
4.9× median
73562Top 5%

$109K

1,192 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $91.64/claim|Median: $12.28
7.5× median
84443Top 25%

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

$104K

6,401 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $16.25/claim|Median: $9.87
1.6× median
71260Top 5%

CT chest with contrast

$91K

206 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $443.79/claim|Median: $48.36
9.2× median
73610Top 5%

X-ray of ankle, complete, minimum three views

$90K

872 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $103.78/claim|Median: $13.55
7.7× median
96360Normal range

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

$85K

1,261 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $67.55/claim|Median: $61.57
1.1× median
76705Top 10%

Ultrasound, abdominal, limited

$83K

804 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $103.55/claim|Median: $23.81
4.3× median
Q9967Top 25%

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

$80K

5,388 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $14.80/claim|Median: $3.42
4.3× median
87086Top 25%

Urine culture, colony count, with identification

$77K

9,600 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $8.04/claim|Median: $5.31
1.5× median
88305Normal range

Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination

$77K

1,926 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $39.94/claim|Median: $35.80
1.1× median
84484Top 25%

Troponin, quantitative

$74K

8,748 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $8.48/claim|Median: $4.84
1.8× median
87880Normal range

Streptococcus, Group A, rapid antigen detection

$74K

5,380 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $13.76/claim|Median: $11.48
1.2× median
36415Top 25%

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture

$68K

20K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $3.46/claim|Median: $1.57
2.2× median
73130Top 5%

$64K

725 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $88.95/claim|Median: $10.69
8.3× median
73030Top 5%

$63K

719 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $88.19/claim|Median: $10.94
8.1× median
83880Top 25%

$63K

2,396 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $26.09/claim|Median: $11.81
2.2× median
87430Top 10%

$59K

2,457 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $24.03/claim|Median: $9.41
2.6× median

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