Office visit, new patient (level 3) Cost in Charlotte, NC

Prices at 4 hospitals in Charlotte, NC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $180 — 5% below the US median ($189), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center	Charlotte, NC	$180	$216	★ 5/5	162 min	—

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)

Chargemaster (list price)

$360

Cash / self-pay

$180

Insurer-negotiated

$108

Medicare pays

$118

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $180 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $360 list price could save about $180 (50%).

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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
David Lane, M.D.	Dermatology	Charlotte, NC	252
David Schulman, M.D.	Dermatology	Charlotte, NC	216
Patrick Mcelgunn, M.D.	Dermatology	Charlotte, NC	200
Kirstyn Vega, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Charlotte, NC	196
Jeffrey Glaser, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Charlotte, NC	196
David Garchar, DPM	Podiatry	Charlotte, NC	170
Christopher Snyder, M.D.	Dermatology	Charlotte, NC	165
Laura Rosenzweig, M.D.	Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	Charlotte, NC	159
Aaron Blackmer, P.A	Physician Assistant	Charlotte, NC	155
Roxanne Burgess, DPM	Podiatry	Charlotte, NC	155
Galen Grayson, MD	Ophthalmology	Charlotte, NC	142
Scott Basinger, DPM	Podiatry	Charlotte, NC	142

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