Aspirate bladder/sprapubic cath 51102 at Atrium Health Mercy

2001 Vail Ave, Charlotte, NC · Atrium Health · · NPI 1376985135

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Dec 4, 2025 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$3,381.85

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$6,763.70

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Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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$75.38 with Molina vs $6,222.60 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Managed Medicaid $75.38 ↓ -98%
Partners Managed Medicaid $125.63 ↓ -96%
Amerihealth Caritas Managed Medicaid $126.89 ↓ -96%
Wellcare Managed Medicaid $126.89 ↓ -96%
Trillium Managed Medicaid $126.89 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare Managed Medicaid $126.89 ↓ -96%
Vaya Managed Medicaid $126.89 ↓ -96%
Carolina Complete Health Managed Medicaid $126.89 ↓ -96%
Healthy Blue Managed Medicaid $126.89 ↓ -96%
Alliance Managed Medicaid $128.14 ↓ -96%
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Advantage $130.12 ↓ -96%
Humana Medicare Advantage $132.72 ↓ -96%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $134.67 ↓ -96%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $135.05 ↓ -96%
Ortho Carolina Commercial $162.65 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina HMO-PPO Managed Care $780.47 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Local Individual Commercial $1,215.44 ↓ -64%
Alliance Behavioral Health $1,489.37 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Local Group Commercial $1,596.91 ↓ -53%
Aetna Connected North Carolina Individual HMO $1,792.38 ↓ -47%
Ambetter CoBranded Commercial $1,964.85 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare IEX Commercial $2,184.68 ↓ -35%
Aetna Whole Health HMO $2,313.19 ↓ -32%
Ambetter Individual Commercial $2,455.22 ↓ -27%
Aetna North Carolina Preferred Plus Commercial $2,752.83 ↓ -19%
Cigna Commercial NB $2,928.68 ↓ -13%
Employers Health Network Commercial $2,989.56 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare HMO-PPO Managed Care $3,063.96 ↓ -9%
Aetna Broad Network $3,097.77 ↓ -8%
MedCost Ultra $3,314.21 ↓ -2%
Physician Reach Out Plan P $3,381.85 ↑ +0%
Cigna HMO-PPO Managed Care $3,503.60 ↑ +4%
MedCost PPO $3,929.71 ↑ +16%
Magellan Behavioral Health $4,058.22 ↑ +20%
Aetna First Health Commercial $4,125.86 ↑ +22%
Quik Trip Commercial $4,396.41 ↑ +30%
GMMI Commercial $4,396.41 ↑ +30%
Cigna Commercial SAR $4,565.50 ↑ +35%
Carolina Behavioral Health Employee Plan $4,869.86 ↑ +44%
ChoiceCare Commercial $4,869.86 ↑ +44%
Cigna Behavioral Health $5,410.96 ↑ +60%
Carolina Behavioral Health Commercial $5,410.96 ↑ +60%
Healthgram Commercial $5,410.96 ↑ +60%
Provider Select Commercial $5,478.60 ↑ +62%
Lifesynch Community Choice Care Behavioral Health $5,546.23 ↑ +64%
Private Health Care Systems Commercial $5,546.23 ↑ +64%
First Health Commercial $5,613.87 ↑ +66%
Beechstreet Commercial $6,087.33 ↑ +80%
Multiplan Commercial $6,222.60 ↑ +84%
Physician Reach Out Plan H not published by hospital
Broughton Cardinal Partners Commercial not published by hospital

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Aspirate bladder/sprapubic cath 51102 at other North-carolina hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte $3,381.85 $126.89 – $5,952.06
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte $3,381.85 $125.63 – $6,222.60
Atrium Health University City Charlotte $3,381.85 $125.63 – $6,222.60
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte $3,381.85 $75.38 – $6,087.33
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte $3,381.85 $126.89 – $6,222.60
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro $3,381.85 $125.63 – $6,425.52
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord $3,381.85 $125.63 – $6,425.52
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby $3,381.85 $125.63 – $6,425.52

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