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PR PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $618 is 67% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 9% 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: 7 payers, 68 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $113.49 | $113.49 | $113.49 – $113.49 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $116.93 | $116.93 | $116.93 – $116.93 |
| 3 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $116.93 | $116.93 | $116.93 – $116.93 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $128.62 | $128.62 | $128.62 – $128.62 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $130.55 | $130.55 | $130.55 – $130.55 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $136.59 | $136.59 | $136.59 – $136.59 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.56 | $137.56 | $137.56 – $137.56 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.56 | $137.56 | $137.56 – $137.56 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.56 | $137.56 | $137.56 – $137.56 |
| 10 | Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.57 | $137.57 | $137.57 – $137.57 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $143.06 | $143.06 | $143.06 – $143.06 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $151.32 | $151.32 | $151.32 – $151.32 |
| 13 | Highmark medicare_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $153.59 | $153.59 | $153.59 – $153.59 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $153.93 | $153.93 | $153.93 – $153.93 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield small group_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $187.02 | $187.02 | $187.02 – $187.02 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $190.85 | $190.85 | $190.85 – $190.85 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare veterans affairs community care network (vaccn) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $190.85 | $190.85 | $190.85 – $190.85 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo-pos-ppo-epo-indemnity_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $199.48 | $199.48 | $199.48 – $199.48 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $211.61 | $211.61 | $211.61 – $211.61 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial-select-exchange_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $216.17 | $216.17 | $216.17 – $216.17 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $258.13 | $258.13 | $258.13 – $258.13 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial-select-exchange_peds_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $261.56 | $261.56 | $261.56 – $261.56 |
| 23 | Highmark all products_midlevel_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $262.91 | $262.91 | $262.91 – $262.91 |
| 24 | Aetna all products_all other md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $282.71 | $282.71 | $282.71 – $282.71 |
| 25 | Highmark all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $309.30 | $309.30 | $309.30 – $309.30 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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