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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PLEURAL DRAINAGE W/IMAGING
Kenosha, WI
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha’s median price of $2.0k is 10% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 59% 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, 21 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 | Healthpartners employee trust fund percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,066 | $1,066 | $1,066 – $1,066 |
| 2 | Anthem blue priority case rate · outpatient | $1,183 | $1,183 | $1,183 – $1,183 |
| 3 | Healthpartners robin percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,438 | $1,438 | $1,438 – $1,438 |
| 4 | Anthem blue preferred case rate · outpatient | $1,530 | $1,530 | $1,530 – $1,530 |
| 5 | Molina commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,825 | $1,825 | $1,825 – $1,825 |
| 6 | Healthpartners broad percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,860 | $1,860 | $1,860 – $1,860 |
| 7 | Healthpartners broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,860 | $1,860 | $1,860 – $1,860 |
| 8 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,048 | $2,048 | $2,048 – $2,048 |
| 9 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,048 | $2,048 | $2,048 – $2,048 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,088 | $2,088 | $2,088 – $2,088 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,088 | $2,088 | $2,088 – $2,088 |
| 12 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,098 | $2,098 | $2,098 – $2,098 |
| 13 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,098 | $2,098 | $2,098 – $2,098 |
| 14 | Anthem ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,108 | $2,108 | $2,108 – $2,108 |
| 15 | Anthem ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,108 | $2,108 | $2,108 – $2,108 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,445 | $2,445 | $2,445 – $2,445 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $2,462 | $2,462 | $2,462 – $2,462 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $2,462 | $2,462 | $2,462 – $2,462 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,683 | $2,683 | $2,683 – $2,683 |
| 20 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,119 | $3,119 | $3,119 – $3,119 |
| 21 | Cigna ppo-gppo case rate · outpatient | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 – $3,500 |
Last updated: Nov 21, 2025
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