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Septic Arthritis without Complications

North Carolina rates for MS-DRG 550

Septic Arthritis without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis without Complications cost?

$11,220

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,710 to $13,804.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $7,943 to $17,378
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,220

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
$8,317.64
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Montana than in New Mexico. 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· 34th of 51

$11,220

MT $23,988NM $7,079

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.