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
HC PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $1.7k is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 43% 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: 9 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 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $129.13 | $129.13 | $129.13 – $129.13 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $129.13 | $129.13 | $129.13 – $129.13 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $129.13 | $129.13 | $129.13 – $129.13 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $129.13 | $129.13 | $129.13 – $129.13 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $160.12 | $160.12 | $160.12 – $160.12 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $181.11 | $199.07 | $181.11 – $243.97 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $204.03 | $204.03 | $204.03 – $204.03 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $223.77 | $223.77 | $223.77 – $223.77 |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $223.77 | $223.77 | $223.77 – $223.77 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $230.40 | $230.40 | $230.40 – $230.40 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $233.87 | $233.87 | $233.87 – $233.87 |
| 12 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $243.97 | $243.97 | $243.97 – $243.97 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $244.10 | $244.10 | $244.10 – $244.10 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $299.05 | $299.05 | $299.05 – $299.05 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $299.05 | $299.05 | $299.05 – $299.05 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $304.88 | $304.88 | $304.88 – $304.88 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $904.06 | $904.06 | $129.13 – $1,679 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,427 – $1,912 |
| 19 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,679 | $1,679 | $1,679 – $1,679 |
| 20 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,679 | $1,679 | $1,679 – $1,679 |
| 21 | Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,685 | $1,685 | $1,685 – $1,685 |
| 22 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,713 | $1,713 | $1,713 – $1,713 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,713 | $1,713 | $1,713 – $1,713 |
| 24 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,721 | $1,721 | $1,713 – $1,729 |
| 25 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,729 | $1,729 | $1,729 – $1,729 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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