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
PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING
Akron, OH
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Akron General Medical Center’s median price of $1.5k is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 32% 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: 10 payers, 53 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 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · other · outpatient | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 – $0.01 |
| 2 | Optum managed medicaid transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $92.73 | $92.73 | $92.73 – $92.73 |
| 3 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.49 | $102.49 | $102.49 – $102.49 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.49 | $102.49 | $102.49 – $102.49 |
| 5 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $107.37 | $107.37 | $107.37 – $107.37 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $128.53 | $128.53 | $128.53 – $128.53 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $128.53 | $128.53 | $128.53 – $128.53 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $128.53 | $128.53 | $128.53 – $128.53 |
| 9 | Optum medicare advantage transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $128.53 | $128.53 | $128.53 – $128.53 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $128.53 | $128.53 | $128.53 – $128.53 |
| 11 | Anthem all products mid-level facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $198.90 | $198.90 | $198.90 – $198.90 |
| 12 | Anthem hpn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.53 | $257.53 | $257.53 – $257.53 |
| 13 | Oscar all products professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $348.88 | $348.88 | $348.88 – $348.88 |
| 14 | Anthem all products physician professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $505.15 | $505.15 | $505.15 – $505.15 |
| 15 | Anthem all products physician facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $505.15 | $505.15 | $505.15 – $505.15 |
| 16 | Optum managed medicaid transplant facility · case rate · outpatient | $603.71 | $603.71 | $603.71 – $603.71 |
| 17 | Caresource managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $635.48 | $635.48 | $635.48 – $635.48 |
| 18 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $667.25 | $667.25 | $667.25 – $667.25 |
| 19 | Molina managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $667.25 | $667.25 | $667.25 – $667.25 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $667.25 | $667.25 | $667.25 – $667.25 |
| 21 | Aetna acop professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $756.85 | $756.85 | $756.85 – $756.85 |
| 22 | Optum all products transplant professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $800.46 | $800.46 | $800.46 – $800.46 |
| 23 | Cigna all products mid-level professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $802.77 | $802.77 | $802.77 – $802.77 |
| 24 | Anthem all products mid-level non-facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $858.57 | $858.57 | $858.57 – $858.57 |
| 25 | Cigna all products physician professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $948.55 | $948.55 | $948.55 – $948.55 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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