Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Insert cath pleura w/ image
Bangor, ME
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Acadia Hospital’s median price of $856 is 54% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 13% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 14 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Optum commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $402.43 | $402.43 | $151.10 – $653.76 |
| 2 | Aetna mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $529.98 | $529.98 | $203.49 – $856.46 |
| 3 | Anthem mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $529.98 | $529.98 | $203.49 – $856.46 |
| 4 | Optum mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.57 | $540.57 | $207.56 – $873.58 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.57 | $540.57 | $207.56 – $873.58 |
| 6 | WellCare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.57 | $540.57 | $207.56 – $873.58 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $754.73 | $754.73 | $358.13 – $1,151 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $841.79 | $841.79 | $400.47 – $1,283 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $927.46 | $927.46 | $356.12 – $1,499 |
| 10 | Anthem mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,503 | $1,503 | $1,503 – $1,503 |
| 11 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,534 | $1,534 | $1,534 – $1,534 |
| 12 | Optum mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,534 | $1,534 | $1,534 – $1,534 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,534 | $1,534 | $1,534 – $1,534 |
| 14 | WellCare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,534 | $1,534 | $1,534 – $1,534 |
Last updated: Mar 30, 2026
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