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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32557 - PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W-IMAGING
Smith, AR
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Baptist Health - Fort Smith’s median price of $1.6k is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 38% 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, 9 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 | Caresource all fee schedule · outpatient | $317.63 | $317.63 | $317.63 – $317.63 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all case rate · outpatient | $1,511 | $1,511 | $1,511 – $1,511 |
| 3 | Humana all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,540 | $1,540 | $1,540 – $1,540 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,555 | $1,555 | $1,555 – $1,555 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,577 | $1,577 | $1,577 – $1,577 |
| 6 | WellCare all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,623 | $1,623 | $1,623 – $1,623 |
| 7 | Cigna all case rate · outpatient | $2,184 | $2,184 | $2,184 – $2,184 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all case rate · outpatient | $2,383 | $2,383 | $2,352 – $2,414 |
| 9 | Ambetter all fee schedule · outpatient | $2,435 | $2,435 | $2,435 – $2,435 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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