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
HCHG RAD PLEURAL DRAINAGE W CHEST TUBE PLCMT INC I
Faribault, MN
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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $2.4k is 27% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 69% 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: 9 payers, 27 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 bc pmap (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $766.76 | $766.76 | $766.76 – $766.76 |
| 2 | Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,016 | $1,016 | $1,016 – $1,016 |
| 3 | Aetna allina aetna medicare (v) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,541 | $1,541 | $1,541 – $1,541 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield allina health blueprint (bdoshv) facility · other · outpatient | $1,574 | $1,574 | $1,574 – $1,574 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $1,598 | $1,598 | $1,598 – $1,598 |
| 6 | Medicare medicare (v) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,622 | $1,622 | $1,622 – $1,622 |
| 7 | Medica medica medicare (v) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc medicare (v) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,692 | $1,692 | $1,692 – $1,692 |
| 9 | Medica medica dual solutions (b d v o s) facility · other · outpatient | $1,769 | $1,769 | $1,769 – $1,769 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mn bc premier (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $1,780 | $1,780 | $1,780 – $1,780 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $2,094 | $2,094 | $2,094 – $2,094 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,245 | $2,245 | $2,245 – $2,245 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (bdosv) facility · other · outpatient | $2,248 | $2,248 | $2,248 – $2,248 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,250 | $2,250 | $2,250 – $2,250 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $2,366 | $2,366 | $2,366 – $2,366 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna performance (bdosv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,371 | $2,371 | $2,371 – $2,371 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna performance (bdosv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,377 | $2,377 | $2,377 – $2,377 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,995 | $2,995 | $2,995 – $2,995 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,003 | $3,003 | $3,003 – $3,003 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (bdosv) facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,161 | $3,161 | $3,161 – $3,161 |
| 21 | Healthpartners hpi (bdov) facility · other · outpatient | $3,420 | $3,420 | $3,420 – $3,420 |
| 22 | Medica medica elect (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $3,422 | $3,422 | $3,422 – $3,422 |
| 23 | Medica medica essentials (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $3,572 | $3,572 | $3,572 – $3,572 |
| 24 | Medica medica mhps (bdosv) facility · other · outpatient | $3,572 | $3,572 | $3,572 – $3,572 |
| 25 | Medica medica choice (b d o s v) facility · other · outpatient | $3,760 | $3,760 | $3,760 – $3,760 |
Last updated: Jun 16, 2026
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