Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers
Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty
This provider's total spending of $177.7M is at the 50th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.
Total Paid
$177.7M
$177,746,600
Total Claims
3.1M
Beneficiaries
2.6M
1.2 claims/patient
Avg Cost/Claim
$57
#540 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)
🔍 Analysis
Provider Overview
Carolinas Medical Center is a General Acute Care Hospital provider based in Charlotte, NC. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $177.7M in Medicaid payments across 3.1M claims.
Why This Matters
This provider received $177.7M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 22,218 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.
Monthly Spending Trend
Yearly Spending
Procedure Breakdown
Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks
This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99283 (Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity)) accounts for 22% of total spending.
$39.5M
97K claims
$405.80
$42.48
Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity
$39.5M
97K claims · 22.2%
$28.3M
74K claims
$385.16
$69.51
Emergency dept visit, high complexity
$28.3M
74K claims · 15.9%
$14.4M
539K claims
$26.70
$26.41
Hospital outpatient clinic visit
$14.4M
539K claims · 8.1%
$8.1M
27K claims
$297.67
$85.65
Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity
$8.1M
27K claims · 4.6%
$7.2M
79K claims
$91.42
$63.08
Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)
$7.2M
79K claims · 4.0%
Unclassified drugs
$7.1M
131K claims · 4.0%
Comprehensive metabolic panel
$5.1M
133K claims · 2.8%
$4.8M
9K claims · 2.7%
$4.2M
4K claims
$1,134.29
$54.77
IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour
$4.2M
4K claims · 2.3%
$3.5M
115K claims
$30.65
$24.95
Chlamydia detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe
$3.5M
115K claims · 2.0%
$2.9M
114K claims
$25.59
$23.39
Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe
$2.9M
114K claims · 1.6%
$2.5M
8K claims
$309.56
$75.28
Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour
$2.5M
8K claims · 1.4%
$2.4M
15K claims
$155.51
$97.61
Respiratory virus detection, 6-11 targets, nucleic acid
$2.4M
15K claims · 1.4%
$2.1M
73K claims
$28.74
$1.57
Collection of venous blood by venipuncture
$2.1M
73K claims · 1.2%
Emergency dept visit, low complexity
$1.7M
16K claims · 0.9%
$1.5M
3K claims · 0.8%
$1.3M
55K claims · 0.7%
$1.3M
3K claims
$481.56
$470.36
Injection, onabotulinumtoxinA, 1 unit
$1.3M
3K claims · 0.7%
$1.3M
48K claims
$26.18
$15.76
Infectious disease detection, COVID-19, antigen
$1.3M
48K claims · 0.7%
$1.2M
52K claims
$23.06
$18.03
HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies
$1.2M
52K claims · 0.7%
$1.2M
23K claims
$52.52
$7.50
Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation
$1.2M
23K claims · 0.7%
$1.1M
145K claims
$7.68
$4.71
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated
$1.1M
145K claims · 0.6%
$1.0M
13K claims
$78.33
$58.55
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, follow-up
$1.0M
13K claims · 0.6%
$950K
8K claims
$114.59
$99.39
Hospital observation service, per hour
$950K
8K claims · 0.5%
$936K
3K claims · 0.5%
Basic metabolic panel
$852K
28K claims · 0.5%
Chest X-ray, 2 views
$817K
16K claims · 0.5%
$785K
174 claims
$4,513.36
$1,587.53
Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg
$785K
174 claims · 0.4%
$746K
2K claims · 0.4%
$743K
48K claims
$15.55
$5.31
Urine culture, colony count, with identification
$743K
48K claims · 0.4%
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