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
INS CTH PLEURAL W IMG UNI
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $2.0k is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 55% 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: 9 payers, 28 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $116.21 | $116.21 | $116.21 – $116.21 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $116.21 | $116.21 | $116.21 – $116.21 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $116.21 | $116.21 | $116.21 – $116.21 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $133.68 | $133.68 | $133.68 – $133.68 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,974 | $1,974 | $1,974 – $1,974 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,974 | $1,974 | $1,974 – $1,974 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,974 | $1,974 | $1,974 – $1,974 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,974 | $1,974 | $1,974 – $1,974 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,974 | $1,974 | $1,974 – $1,974 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,974 | $1,974 | $1,974 – $1,974 |
| 11 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $2,171 | $2,171 | $2,171 – $2,171 |
| 12 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,684 | $2,684 | $2,684 – $2,684 |
| 13 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2,758 | $2,758 | $1,448 – $4,068 |
| 14 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,758 | $2,758 | $1,448 – $4,068 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,907 | $2,907 | $2,907 – $2,907 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3,112 | $3,112 | $1,634 – $4,591 |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,112 | $3,112 | $1,634 – $4,591 |
| 18 | Anthem commercial|premertiered fee schedule · outpatient | $3,191 | $3,191 | $1,675 – $4,707 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $3,562 | $3,562 | $3,562 – $3,562 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,900 | $3,900 | $2,047 – $5,753 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,940 | $3,940 | $2,068 – $5,811 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,940 | $3,940 | $2,068 – $5,811 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,940 | $3,940 | $2,068 – $5,811 |
| 24 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $4,142 | $4,142 | $4,142 – $4,142 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $5,281 | $5,281 | $5,281 – $5,281 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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