Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, NC charges 5.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 101 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup for this nonprofit hospital.
Charlotte, NC 28233 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.53x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.58x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
101
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $124,249 | $62,125 | — | 9.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $31,468 | $15,734 | — | 8.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $49,113 | $24,556 | — | 8.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $140,844 | $70,422 | — | 8.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $39,110 | $19,555 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $145,301 | $72,651 | — | 7.5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $125,937 | $62,969 | — | 7.2x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $131,703 | $65,851 | — | 7.1x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $173,853 | $86,927 | — | 7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $42,368 | $21,184 | — | 7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $50,372 | $25,186 | — | 7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $135,324 | $67,662 | — | 6.9x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $110,870 | $55,435 | — | 6.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $98,814 | $49,407 | — | 6.8x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $89,349 | $44,674 | — | 6.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $89,915 | $44,958 | — | 6.7x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $102,126 | $51,063 | — | 6.6x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $92,766 | $46,383 | — | 6.6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $212,533 | $106,267 | — | 6.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $175,644 | $87,822 | — | 6.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $49,045 | $24,523 | — | 6.5x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $61,989 | $30,994 | — | 6.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $196,428 | $98,214 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $80,752 | $40,376 | — | 6.4x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $130,298 | $65,149 | — | 6.3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $52,688 | $26,344 | — | 6.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $52,721 | $26,360 | — | 6.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $79,329 | $39,665 | — | 6.2x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $179,047 | $89,524 | — | 6.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $82,612 | $41,306 | — | 6.2x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $67,878 | $33,939 | — | 6.1x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 220 | $203,805 | $101,902 | — | 6.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $31,387 | $15,693 | — | 6x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $256,847 | $128,424 | — | 6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE, MALIGNANCY, INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE | 457 | $239,337 | $119,669 | — | 6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $37,978 | $18,989 | — | 6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $41,793 | $20,896 | — | 6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $41,771 | $20,885 | — | 5.9x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $76,524 | $38,262 | — | 5.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $47,948 | $23,974 | — | 5.8x |
| BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 478 | $92,131 | $46,066 | — | 5.8x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $36,575 | $18,288 | — | 5.7x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $29,113 | $14,557 | — | 5.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $64,470 | $32,235 | — | 5.7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $44,767 | $22,384 | — | 5.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $78,345 | $39,173 | — | 5.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $110,008 | $55,004 | — | 5.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $27,704 | $13,852 | — | 5.5x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $60,324 | $30,162 | — | 5.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $119,170 | $59,585 | — | 5.5x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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