Prices at 6 hospitals in Charlotte, NC, from their machine-readable files.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
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CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Charlotte
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gifford, O.D. | Optometry | Charlotte, NC | 1,707 |
| Joseph Biber, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 599 |
| William Hammonds, MD | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 466 |
| Ernest Bhend, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 389 |
| Barbara Lee, MD | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 263 |
| Jonathan Minkowski, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 216 |
| Wlliam Branner, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 195 |
| Hunter Stolldorf, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 193 |
| Pedro Cervantes Fanning, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 192 |
| Adrian Elfersy, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 153 |
| Herbert Greenman, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 134 |
| Gerald Rosen, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Charlotte, NC | 134 |
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