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
Insert cath pleura w/ image
Duluth, MN
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 39% 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: 7 payers, 17 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 | Ucare ucare minnesota medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $103.13 | $103.13 | $103.13 – $103.13 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · both | $106.54 | $106.54 | $106.54 – $106.54 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mn blue cross medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $133.19 | $133.19 | $133.19 – $133.19 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $134.52 | $134.52 | $134.52 – $134.52 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare va community care network fee schedule · both | $135.90 | $135.90 | $135.90 – $135.90 |
| 6 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · both | $141.84 | $141.84 | $141.84 – $141.84 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · both | $335.08 | $335.08 | $335.08 – $335.08 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo/ppo/pos/epo networks fee schedule · both | $340.51 | $340.51 | $340.51 – $340.51 |
| 9 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,072 | $1,072 | $857.50 – $1,286 |
| 10 | Anthem anthem medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,630 | $1,630 | $1,630 – $1,630 |
| 11 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,662 | $1,662 | $1,662 – $1,662 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage esa fee schedule · outpatient | $1,679 | $1,679 | $1,679 – $1,679 |
| 13 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,711 | $1,711 | $1,711 – $1,711 |
| 14 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota state employee plan fee schedule · outpatient | $2,606 | $2,606 | $2,084 – $3,127 |
| 15 | Anthem anthem blue commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,260 | $3,260 | $3,260 – $3,260 |
| 16 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,289 | $4,289 | $3,431 – $5,147 |
| 17 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota federal employee program fee schedule · outpatient | $4,289 | $4,289 | $3,431 – $5,147 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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