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Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging|RIGHT SIDE
St. Louis, MO
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Barnes Jewish Hospital’s median price of $8.2k is 340% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 100% 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: 8 payers, 27 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 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,103 | $1,103 | $1,103 – $1,103 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,349 | $1,349 | $1,349 – $1,349 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,712 | $1,712 | $1,712 – $1,712 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,731 | $1,731 | $1,731 – $1,731 |
| 5 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,962 | $1,962 | $1,962 – $1,962 |
| 6 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health bjh percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,962 | $1,962 | $1,962 – $1,962 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,133 | $2,133 | $2,133 – $2,133 |
| 8 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus bjh case rate · both | $5,086 | $5,086 | $5,086 – $5,086 |
| 9 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus bjh case rate · outpatient | $5,086 | $5,086 | $5,086 – $5,086 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice bjh case rate · outpatient | $7,189 | $7,189 | $7,189 – $7,189 |
| 11 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare bjh case rate · both | $8,188 | $8,188 | $8,188 – $8,188 |
| 12 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare bjh case rate · outpatient | $8,188 | $8,188 | $8,188 – $8,188 |
| 13 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial bjh case rate · outpatient | $8,528 | $8,528 | $8,528 – $8,528 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access bjh case rate · outpatient | $8,744 | $8,744 | $8,744 – $8,744 |
| 15 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special bjh case rate · both | $9,437 | $9,437 | $9,437 – $9,437 |
| 16 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special bjh case rate · outpatient | $9,437 | $9,437 | $9,437 – $9,437 |
| 17 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo bjh case rate · both | $9,994 | $9,994 | $9,994 – $9,994 |
| 18 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo bjh case rate · outpatient | $9,994 | $9,994 | $9,994 – $9,994 |
| 19 | Aetna bjc hb medicare advantra bjh other · outpatient | $6,055 | $10,157 | $6,055 – $18,361 |
| 20 | Aetna bjc hb medicare gold advantage bjh other · outpatient | $6,055 | $10,157 | $6,055 – $18,361 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb medicare anthem advantage bjh other · outpatient | $6,055 | $10,157 | $6,055 – $18,361 |
| 22 | Humana bjc hb medicare humana bjh other · outpatient | $6,055 | $10,157 | $6,055 – $18,361 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb medicare uhc bjh other · outpatient | $6,055 | $10,157 | $6,055 – $18,361 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care bjh case rate · outpatient | $10,264 | $10,264 | $10,264 – $10,264 |
| 25 | Devoted bjc hb medicare devoted bjh other · outpatient | $6,358 | $10,665 | $6,358 – $19,279 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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