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Septic Arthritis with Complications

North Carolina rates for MS-DRG 549

Septic Arthritis with CC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis with Complications cost?

$16,982

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,982 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12,882 to $22,387.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,982 · 10th to 90th $10,233 to $24,547
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $16,982

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$23,988.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$25,703.96

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 120.2 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$16,982

AK $33,113HI $275

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.