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.
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INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Waco, TX
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Ascension Providence’s median price of $446 is 76% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 6% 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: 4 payers, 11 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 975_bcbs star outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $446.27 | $446.27 | $446.27 – $446.27 |
| 2 | Molina 908_molina chip outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $446.27 | $446.27 | $446.27 – $446.27 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan 904_superior star outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $446.27 | $446.27 | $446.27 – $446.27 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan 907_superior star plus outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $446.27 | $446.27 | $446.27 – $446.27 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare 906_uhc star plus outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $446.27 | $446.27 | $446.27 – $446.27 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare 909_uhc star kids outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $446.27 | $446.27 | $446.27 – $446.27 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare 928_uhc star outpatient 20250701 fee schedule · outpatient | $446.27 | $446.27 | $446.27 – $446.27 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 872_blue cross blue shield myblueheath 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $1,305 | $1,305 | $1,305 – $1,305 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 871_blue cross blue shield advantage hmo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $1,631 | $1,631 | $1,631 – $1,631 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 870_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $2,773 | $2,773 | $2,773 – $2,773 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 869_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $3,083 | $3,083 | $3,083 – $3,083 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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