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Aspirate Pleura w/Img
Pittsfield, MA
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Berkshire Medical Center’s median price of $1.8k is 83% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 78% 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: 8 payers, 41 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 | Medicare mcr traditional medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $317.66 | $317.66 | $317.66 – $317.66 |
| 2 | Medicare mcrmanaged medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $317.66 | $317.66 | $317.66 – $317.66 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $322.83 | $322.83 | $322.83 – $322.83 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $322.83 | $322.83 | $322.83 – $322.83 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrmanaged blue cross vt medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $333.55 | $333.55 | $333.55 – $333.55 |
| 6 | Medicare mcr traditional medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $788.40 | $788.40 | $788.40 – $788.40 |
| 7 | Medicare mcrmanaged medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $788.40 | $788.40 | $788.40 – $788.40 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $801.22 | $801.22 | $801.22 – $801.22 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn bh facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $801.22 | $801.22 | $801.22 – $801.22 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrmanaged blue cross vt medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $831.90 | $831.90 | $831.90 – $831.90 |
| 11 | Medicaid mcd masshealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $973.84 | $973.84 | $973.84 – $973.84 |
| 12 | Medicaid mcdmanaged medicaid acos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $973.84 | $973.84 | $973.84 – $973.84 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,707 | $1,310 | $121.58 – $1,707 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,797 | $1,378 | $121.58 – $1,797 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma indem facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,834 | $1,406 | $121.58 – $1,834 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,056 | $1,706 | $304.06 – $2,056 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,056 | $1,706 | $304.06 – $2,056 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,056 | $1,706 | $304.06 – $2,056 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,707 | $1,707 | $1,707 – $1,707 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,797 | $1,797 | $1,797 – $1,797 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma indem facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,834 | $1,834 | $1,834 – $1,834 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,277 | $1,889 | $336.80 – $2,277 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,277 | $1,889 | $336.80 – $2,277 |
| 24 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,341 | $1,942 | $346.16 – $2,341 |
| 25 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,341 | $1,942 | $346.16 – $2,341 |
Last updated: Oct 9, 2026
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