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Hospital Bed, Hi-Lo, with Side Rails, No Mattress

North Carolina rates for HCPCS E0256

Hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, with any type side rails, without mattress

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Bed, Hi-Lo, with Side Rails, No Mattress cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $363 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$537 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$79.43 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $56 to $692Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $316 to $537
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $363professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Minnesota than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $537 · 9th of 51
MN $891CA $83.18

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.