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
Minneapolis, MN
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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $2.0k is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 55% 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, 29 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 | Bcbs Mn bc pmap (amu) facility · other · outpatient | $533.86 | $533.86 | $533.86 – $533.86 |
| 2 | Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $717.34 | $717.34 | $717.34 – $717.34 |
| 3 | Medica medica pmap (a) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $791.50 | $791.50 | $791.50 – $791.50 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (a) facility · other · outpatient | $1,202 | $1,202 | $1,202 – $1,202 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mn bc premier (a) facility · other · outpatient | $1,276 | $1,276 | $1,276 – $1,276 |
| 6 | Medica medica dual solutions (a u) facility · other · outpatient | $1,324 | $1,324 | $1,324 – $1,324 |
| 7 | Medicaid medicaid ma (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 – $1,500 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (a) facility · other · outpatient | $1,501 | $1,501 | $1,501 – $1,501 |
| 9 | Aetna allina aetna medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,541 | $1,541 | $1,541 – $1,541 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (a) facility · other · outpatient | $1,611 | $1,611 | $1,611 – $1,611 |
| 11 | Medicare medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,622 | $1,622 | $1,622 – $1,622 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,703 | $1,703 | $1,703 – $1,703 |
| 13 | Medica medica medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,703 | $1,703 | $1,703 – $1,703 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ubh pmap (a) facility · other · outpatient | $1,875 | $1,875 | $1,875 – $1,875 |
| 15 | Bcbs Mn bc aware/blue plus (a m u) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,093 | $2,093 | $2,093 – $2,093 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna elevate (amu) facility · other · outpatient | $2,456 | $2,456 | $2,456 – $2,456 |
| 17 | Medica medica elect (a) facility · other · outpatient | $2,457 | $2,457 | $2,457 – $2,457 |
| 18 | Medica medica ubh (a) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,496 | $2,496 | $2,496 – $2,496 |
| 19 | Medica medica essentials (a) facility · other · outpatient | $2,501 | $2,501 | $2,501 – $2,501 |
| 20 | Medica medica mhps (a) facility · other · outpatient | $2,565 | $2,565 | $2,565 – $2,565 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna performance (amu) facility · other · outpatient | $2,626 | $2,626 | $2,626 – $2,626 |
| 22 | Medica medica choice (a) facility · other · outpatient | $2,700 | $2,700 | $2,700 – $2,700 |
| 23 | Medica medica ubh pmap (a) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,852 | $2,852 | $2,852 – $2,852 |
| 24 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,995 | $2,995 | $2,995 – $2,995 |
| 25 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,995 | $2,995 | $2,995 – $2,995 |
Last updated: Jun 16, 2026
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