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
PLEURAL DRAINAGE W/IMAGING
Hazel Crest, IL
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Advocate South Suburban Hospital’s median price of $2.5k is 34% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 73% 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, 13 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 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,904 | $1,904 | $1,904 – $1,904 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,083 | $2,083 | $1,836 – $2,330 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,227 | $2,227 | $2,227 – $2,227 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,273 | $2,273 | $2,273 – $2,273 |
| 5 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $2,348 | $2,348 | $2,348 – $2,348 |
| 6 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $2,348 | $2,348 | $2,348 – $2,348 |
| 7 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $2,429 | $2,429 | $2,429 – $2,429 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,651 | $2,651 | $2,549 – $2,753 |
| 9 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,824 | $2,824 | $2,824 – $2,824 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,824 | $2,824 | $2,824 – $2,824 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,902 | $2,902 | $2,902 – $2,902 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $3,558 | $3,958 | $3,070 – $5,246 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $6,071 | $6,071 | $6,071 – $6,071 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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