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Insert Cath Pleura w/Img
Pittsfield, MA
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Berkshire Medical Center’s median price of $2.0k is 8% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 57% 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, 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 | $664.93 | $663.30 | $651.89 – $664.93 |
| 2 | Medicare mcrmanaged medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $664.93 | $663.30 | $651.89 – $664.93 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $675.74 | $674.08 | $662.49 – $675.74 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $675.74 | $674.08 | $662.49 – $675.74 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrmanaged blue cross vt medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $698.17 | $692.39 | $651.89 – $698.17 |
| 6 | Medicaid mcd masshealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $973.84 | $973.84 | $973.84 – $973.84 |
| 7 | Medicaid mcdmanaged medicaid acos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $973.84 | $973.84 | $973.84 – $973.84 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,481 | $1,344 | $165.74 – $1,763 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,559 | $1,414 | $165.74 – $1,856 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma indem facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,591 | $1,442 | $165.74 – $1,894 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,622 | $1,622 | $1,481 – $1,763 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,124 | $1,700 | $430.62 – $2,124 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,708 | $1,708 | $1,559 – $1,856 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,784 | $1,732 | $430.62 – $2,124 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,784 | $1,732 | $430.62 – $2,124 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma indem facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,743 | $1,743 | $1,591 – $1,894 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,352 | $1,883 | $476.99 – $2,352 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,976 | $1,918 | $476.99 – $2,352 |
| 19 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,418 | $1,936 | $490.24 – $2,418 |
| 20 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,031 | $1,971 | $490.24 – $2,418 |
| 21 | Medicare mcr traditional medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,978 | $1,978 | $1,978 – $1,978 |
| 22 | Medicare mcrmanaged medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,978 | $1,978 | $1,978 – $1,978 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,011 | $2,011 | $2,011 – $2,011 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn bh facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,011 | $2,011 | $2,011 – $2,011 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrmanaged blue cross vt medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,088 | $2,088 | $2,088 – $2,088 |
Last updated: Oct 9, 2026
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