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.
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Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance
Delano, CA
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Adventist Health Delano’s median price of $2.0k is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 53% 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: 8 payers, 19 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 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $101.27 | $101.27 | $101.27 – $101.27 |
| 2 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $101.27 | $101.27 | $101.27 – $101.27 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem mcal fee schedule · outpatient | $118.38 | $118.38 | $118.38 – $118.38 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $557.36 | $557.36 | $489.90 – $624.81 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,454 | $1,454 | $1,454 – $1,454 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,529 | $1,529 | $1,529 – $1,529 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,610 | $1,610 | $1,610 – $1,610 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,651 | $1,651 | $1,651 – $1,651 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna- all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,878 | $1,878 | $1,651 – $2,106 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield - all plans other · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $2,025 – $2,025 |
| 11 | Kaiser kaiser medicare ip/op only other · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $2,025 – $2,025 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $2,025 | $2,025 | $2,025 – $2,025 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,036 | $2,036 | $1,790 – $2,282 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,118 | $2,118 | $1,861 – $2,374 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll case rate · outpatient | $2,830 | $2,830 | $2,830 – $2,830 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn case rate · outpatient | $3,196 | $3,196 | $3,196 – $3,196 |
| 17 | Oscar oscar medicare advantage-all plans other · outpatient | $3,239 | $3,239 | $3,239 – $3,239 |
| 18 | Kaiser kaiser comm ip/op only- all other plans other · outpatient | $3,482 | $3,482 | $3,482 – $3,482 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,601 | $3,601 | $3,601 – $3,601 |
Last updated: Jul 29, 2026
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