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
HC PLEURAL DRN PERC W GUIDANCE
Plainview, NE
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Alegent Creighton Health’s median price of $1.1k is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 18% 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: 6 payers, 23 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 medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $843.63 | $843.63 | $502.03 – $1,185 |
| 2 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $843.63 | $843.63 | $502.03 – $1,185 |
| 3 | Medica medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $843.63 | $843.63 | $502.03 – $1,185 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $843.63 | $843.63 | $502.03 – $1,185 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|community plan fee schedule · outpatient | $898.95 | $898.95 | $534.95 – $1,263 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blueprint fee schedule · inpatient | $1,248 | $1,248 | $742.76 – $1,754 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blueprint fee schedule · outpatient | $1,248 | $1,248 | $742.76 – $1,754 |
| 8 | Medica commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,259 | $1,259 | $748.93 – $1,768 |
| 9 | Medica commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,259 | $1,259 | $748.93 – $1,768 |
| 10 | Medica commercial|chi health fee schedule · inpatient | $1,259 | $1,259 | $748.93 – $1,768 |
| 11 | Medica commercial|chi health fee schedule · outpatient | $1,259 | $1,259 | $748.93 – $1,768 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,314 | $1,314 | $781.85 – $1,846 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,314 | $1,314 | $781.85 – $1,846 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,314 | $1,314 | $781.85 – $1,846 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,314 | $1,314 | $781.85 – $1,846 |
| 16 | Medica commercial|aco fee schedule · inpatient | $1,328 | $1,328 | $790.08 – $1,865 |
| 17 | Medica commercial|aco fee schedule · outpatient | $1,328 | $1,328 | $790.08 – $1,865 |
| 18 | Medica commercial|open access fee schedule · inpatient | $1,328 | $1,328 | $790.08 – $1,865 |
| 19 | Medica commercial|open access fee schedule · outpatient | $1,328 | $1,328 | $790.08 – $1,865 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,355 | $1,355 | $806.54 – $1,904 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,355 | $1,355 | $806.54 – $1,904 |
| 22 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,355 | $1,355 | $806.54 – $1,904 |
| 23 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,355 | $1,355 | $806.54 – $1,904 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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