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PLEURAL DRAINAGE W/O IMAGING
Summit, WI
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Aurora Medical Center Summit’s median price of $1.9k is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 39% of the 2,172 hospitals reporting CPT 32556. 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 | $963 | $963 | — | — | — | $963 – $963 |
| 2 | Anthem blue priority case rate · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 3 | Healthpartners robin percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 4 | Anthem blue preferred case rate · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 5 | Healthpartners broad percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 6 | Healthpartners broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 7 | Molina commercial case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 8 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 9 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 12 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 13 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 14 | Anthem ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 15 | Anthem ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare exchange case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 19 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 21 | Cigna ppo-gppo case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
Last updated: Nov 21, 2025
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