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Original text from hospital filings
32557 INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Bluffton, IN
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Bluffton Health System LLC’s median price of $332 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 4% 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: 10 payers, 26 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 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128.38 | $128.38 | $128.38 – $128.38 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $143.37 | $143.37 | $143.37 – $143.37 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $146.61 | $146.61 | $146.61 – $146.61 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $146.61 | $146.61 | $146.61 – $146.61 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $146.61 | $146.61 | $146.61 – $146.61 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $146.61 | $146.61 | $146.61 – $146.61 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $180.63 | $180.63 | $180.63 – $180.63 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $180.63 | $180.63 | $180.63 – $180.63 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $189.54 | $189.54 | $189.54 – $189.54 |
| 10 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $324.00 | $324.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $324.00 | $324.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| 12 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $348.30 | $348.30 | $348.30 – $348.30 |
| 13 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $348.30 | $348.30 | $348.30 – $348.30 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,475 | $1,475 | $1,475 – $1,475 |
| 15 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $1,639 | $1,639 | $1,639 – $1,639 |
| 16 | Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,639 | $1,639 | $1,639 – $1,639 |
| 17 | Anthem anthem in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,665 | $1,665 | $1,665 – $1,665 |
| 18 | Humana node humana choicecare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,665 | $1,665 | $1,665 – $1,665 |
| 19 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,665 | $1,665 | $1,665 – $1,665 |
| 20 | Caresource node caresource mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,671 | $1,671 | $1,671 – $1,671 |
| 21 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,672 | $1,672 | $1,672 – $1,672 |
| 22 | Anthem node anthem essentials marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,498 | $2,498 | $2,498 – $2,498 |
| 23 | Anthem anthem in work comp facility · other · outpatient | $2,665 | $2,665 | $2,665 – $2,665 |
| 24 | Anthem anthem in marketplace stld facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,475 | $5,475 | $5,475 – $5,475 |
| 25 | Anthem anthem in healthsync facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,612 | $5,612 | $5,612 – $5,612 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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