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.
Original text from hospital filings
THORACOSTOMY W/FLAP DRAINAGE
Quincy, IL
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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $1.4k is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($2.8k), higher than 31% of the 1,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32036. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 5 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $780 | $780 | — | — | — | $780 – $780 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both | $808 | $808 | — | — | — | $808 – $808 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $808 | $808 | — | — | — | $808 – $808 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 5 | Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
Last updated: Jun 8, 2026
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