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INSERT TUNNELED PLEURAL CATH W/CUFF
Chicago, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital’s median price of $5.4k is 35% above the median hospital's median price ($4.0k), higher than 72% of the 2,161 hospitals reporting CPT 32550. 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 | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 4 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | $546 | 12% | — | $4.1k – $5.1k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.2k | $5.2k | $203 | 4% | — | $5.0k – $5.4k |
| 6 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 7 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 8 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $10.2k | $11.4k | $2.7k | 24% | — | $8.8k – $15.1k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $17.4k | $17.4k | — | — | — | $17.4k – $17.4k |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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