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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Insert cath pleura w/ image
Cincinnati, OH
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Bethesda Hospital Inc.’s median price of $3.3k is 76% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 88% 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: 5 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 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,534 | $1,534 | $1,534 – $1,534 |
| 2 | Medical Mutual medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,565 | $1,565 | $1,565 – $1,565 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem ky pathway transition hmo exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,918 | $1,918 | $1,918 – $1,918 |
| 4 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $409.05 | $2,010 | $401.17 – $5,219 |
| 5 | Oscar all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,301 | $2,301 | $2,301 – $2,301 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,235 | $3,235 | $3,235 – $3,235 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem oh i and oh ii ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,315 | $3,315 | $3,315 – $3,315 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem blue connection hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,920 | $3,920 | $3,920 – $3,920 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem blue access ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,509 | $4,509 | $4,509 – $4,509 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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