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HC Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging|BILATERAL PROCEDURE
Falls, MT
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32557 →Price type
Benefis Hospitals Inc’s median price of $1.2k is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 18% 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: 12 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthy montana kids fee schedule · outpatient | $229.77 | $229.77 | $183.82 – $275.72 |
| 2 | Cigna bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $229.77 – $344.66 |
| 3 | Healthpartners bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $229.77 – $344.66 |
| 4 | Kaiser bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $229.77 – $344.66 |
| 5 | Medical Mutual bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $287.22 | $287.22 | $229.77 – $344.66 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue focus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $681.04 | $783.25 | $217.75 – $1,553 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $719.81 | $827.84 | $230.15 – $1,642 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs employee health plan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $785.82 | $903.75 | $251.25 – $1,792 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue focus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $838.20 | $964.00 | $268.00 – $1,912 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue options percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $852.87 | $980.87 | $272.69 – $1,945 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs federal percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $890.59 | $1,024 | $284.75 – $2,031 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthy montana kids percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $890.59 | $1,024 | $284.75 – $2,031 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthlink ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $901.07 | $1,036 | $288.10 – $2,055 |
| 14 | Cigna bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $942.98 | $1,085 | $301.50 – $2,151 |
| 15 | Healthpartners bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $942.98 | $1,085 | $301.50 – $2,151 |
| 16 | Kaiser bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $942.98 | $1,085 | $301.50 – $2,151 |
| 17 | Medical Mutual bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $942.98 | $1,085 | $301.50 – $2,151 |
| 18 | Aetna bhs hb first choice health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $963.93 | $1,109 | $308.20 – $2,198 |
| 19 | First Health bhs hb first choice health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $963.93 | $1,109 | $308.20 – $2,198 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare bhs hb united healthcare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $995.37 | $1,145 | $318.25 – $2,270 |
| 21 | Tricare bhs hb tricare other · outpatient | $2,350 | $2,350 | $1,553 – $3,148 |
| 22 | Aetna bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $2,417 | $2,417 | $1,608 – $3,226 |
| 23 | Anthem bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $2,417 | $2,417 | $1,608 – $3,226 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $2,417 | $2,417 | $1,608 – $3,226 |
| 25 | Kaiser bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $2,417 | $2,417 | $1,608 – $3,226 |
Last updated: Mar 26, 2026
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