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Aspirate Pleura W Imaging RT
Milbank, SD
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Avera Milbank Hospital’s median price of $482 is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 11% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 15 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 | Medica com fee schedule · both | $224.99 | $224.99 | $224.99 – $224.99 |
| 2 | Medica ind fee schedule · both | $224.99 | $224.99 | $224.99 – $224.99 |
| 3 | Healthpartners com fee schedule · both | $239.18 | $239.18 | $239.18 – $239.18 |
| 4 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $242.00 | $242.00 | $242.00 – $242.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare com fee schedule · both | $313.24 | $313.24 | $313.24 – $313.24 |
| 6 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $525.28 | $546.75 | $397.60 – $717.36 |
| 7 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $525.28 | $546.75 | $397.60 – $717.36 |
| 8 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $609.70 | $634.62 | $461.50 – $832.65 |
| 9 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $623.77 | $649.26 | $472.15 – $851.87 |
| 10 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $724.14 | $753.73 | $548.12 – $988.93 |
| 11 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $741.02 | $771.30 | $560.90 – $1,012 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $800.11 | $832.81 | $605.63 – $1,093 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $800.11 | $832.81 | $605.63 – $1,093 |
| 14 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $891.10 | $927.52 | $674.50 – $1,217 |
| 15 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $891.10 | $927.52 | $674.50 – $1,217 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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