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
Omaha, NE
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System’s median price of $1.5k is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 29% 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, 10 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 medicaid|community plan fee schedule · outpatient | $257.21 | $257.21 | $166.94 – $347.48 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $711.11 | $711.11 | $461.54 – $960.68 |
| 3 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,074 | $1,074 | $697.22 – $1,451 |
| 4 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,135 | $1,135 | $736.50 – $1,533 |
| 5 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1,286 | $1,286 | $834.70 – $1,737 |
| 6 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,286 | $1,286 | $834.70 – $1,737 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,514 | $1,514 | $1,514 – $1,514 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,514 | $1,514 | $1,514 – $1,514 |
| 9 | Medica medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,514 | $1,514 | $1,514 – $1,514 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,514 | $1,514 | $1,514 – $1,514 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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